Re: New start up splash screen annoyance...

[David Kastrup]

Richard Stallman <address@hidden> writes:

>     However, cough cough, the tool tip reads:
>
>     mouse-1: select (drag to resize), mouse-2 = C-x 1, mouse-3 = C-x 0
>
>     So while we _have_ sort of a working announcement in place, it is
>     utterly useless to beginners.
>
> I think the motive for that text was to make it shorter.

Granted, but I think we went overboard.

> Would it be better to use
>
>     mouse-1: select (drag to resize), mouse-2 = maximize window, mouse-3 = 
> delete window
>
> I am not sure whether a tooltip that long causes some sort of problem.

Can't tooltips be multiline?

                  For this window of the frame:
mouse-1: select (drag to resize), mouse-2: maximize, mouse-3: vanish

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David Kastrup, Kriemhildstr. 15, 44793 Bochum