GNU bug report logs - #3528
23.0.94; feature request: Add mode-line tooltips for buffer position (% of) and (line, col)

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Package: emacs; Severity: wishlist; Reported by: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>; dated Wed, 10 Jun 2009 21:15:03 UTC; Maintainer for emacs is bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org.
Severity set to `wishlist' from `normal' Request was from Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com> to control <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com. Full text available.

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Subject: RE: bug#3528: 23.0.94;feature request: Add mode-line tooltips for buffer position (% of)and (line, col)
Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2009 14:21:56 -0700
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> We now have mouseover tooltips for most mode-line info.
> Please add tooltips to explain the buffer position (12% of...) and the
> line and column indicators.

I wasn't clear. We have such tooltips, but they are not very helpful. `Size
indication mode' is useless text. Say instead what this field is - how to
understand the text, and what happens if you click `mouse-1' here.

> We might also add a tooltip for the time, mentioning the timezone
> info. or UTC delta.
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> We now have mouseover tooltips for most mode-line info.
> Please add tooltips to explain the buffer position (12% of...) and the
> line and column indicators.

I wasn't clear. We have such tooltips, but they are not very helpful. `Size
indication mode' is useless text. Say instead what this field is - how to
understand the text, and what happens if you click `mouse-1' here.

> We might also add a tooltip for the time, mentioning the timezone
> info. or UTC delta.
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We now have mouseover tooltips for most mode-line info.
Please add tooltips to explain the buffer position (12% of...) and the
line and column indicators.
 
We might also add a tooltip for the time, mentioning the timezone
info. or UTC delta.

In GNU Emacs 23.0.94.1 (i386-mingw-nt5.1.2600)
 of 2009-05-24 on SOFT-MJASON
Windowing system distributor `Microsoft Corp.', version 5.1.2600
configured using `configure --with-gcc (3.4)'
Acknowledgement sent to "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>:
New bug report received and forwarded. Copy sent to Emacs Bugs <bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org>. Full text available.
Report forwarded to bug-submit-list <at> lists.donarmstrong.com, Emacs Bugs <bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org>:
bug#3528; Package emacs. Full text available.
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