Re: Better default values for tooltip padding and `tooltip-hide-delay'?

[Christian Schlauer]

Luc Teirlinck <address@hidden> writes:

> Christian Schlauer wrote:
>
>    But do you read them in the echo area? I disabled tooltip-mode, but
>    I'm not used to move my eyes up and down between the mouse pointer
>    somewhere in the buffer to the corresponding tooltip displayed in the
>    echo area. This is really inconvenient, IMHO.
>
> I personally do not find it inconvenient.  Emacs displays many
> messages in the echo area that are worth reading, even if tooltip-mode
> is enabled.  So I am used to pay attention to that area.

Of course. But I find it inconvenient to jump with the eyes from the
mouse pointer which is over a button/toolbar icon/menu entry down to
the echo area where it is explained what the button/toolbar icon/menu
entry does.

IMO, tooltips should pop up very close to the item they describe, not
at the other end of the screen.
-- 
Christian Schlauer