GNOME - Tool Tips

[David Boles]

Would someone please point me to the information/instructions that will let me
turn off the 'popup' tool tips that display from the menus, when mouse over is
on a menu item, or when mouse over is on a menu name in the panel.

[David Boles]

David Boles wrote:
> Would someone please point me to the information/instructions that will let me
> turn off the 'popup' tool tips that display from the menus, when mouse over is
> on a menu item, or when mouse over is on a menu name in the panel.

Replying to myself. I received this information from another list.

Type this (all on one line) into a terminal:

gconftool-2 --set /apps/panel/global/tooltips_enabled --type=boolean false

You can turn it back on with:

gconftool-2 --set /apps/panel/global/tooltips_enabled --type=boolean true

Hope that helps,

Daniel

[Bob Chiodini]

On Sun, 2006-01-29 at 18:57 -0800, David Boles wrote:
> David Boles wrote:
> > Would someone please point me to the information/instructions that will let me
> > turn off the 'popup' tool tips that display from the menus, when mouse over is
> > on a menu item, or when mouse over is on a menu name in the panel.
>
> Replying to myself. I received this information from another list.
>
> Type this (all on one line) into a terminal:
>
> gconftool-2 --set /apps/panel/global/tooltips_enabled --type=boolean false
>
> You can turn it back on with:
>
> gconftool-2 --set /apps/panel/global/tooltips_enabled --type=boolean true
>
> Hope that helps,
> Daniel
>
> David

David,

If you prefer the GUI:  system-tools->Configuration Editor will get you
there as well.  Follow the same path as the command line.

It doesn't turn off the pop-up when mousing over the objects in the
bottom panel.  I did not find a control for this.

Bob...

[David Boles]

Bob Chiodini wrote:
> On Sun, 2006-01-29 at 18:57 -0800, David Boles wrote:
> > David Boles wrote:
> > > Would someone please point me to the information/instructions that will let me
> > > turn off the 'popup' tool tips that display from the menus, when mouse over is
> > > on a menu item, or when mouse over is on a menu name in the panel.
> >
> > Replying to myself. I received this information from another list.
> >
> > Type this (all on one line) into a terminal:
> >
> > gconftool-2 --set /apps/panel/global/tooltips_enabled --type=boolean false
> >
> > You can turn it back on with:
> >
> > gconftool-2 --set /apps/panel/global/tooltips_enabled --type=boolean true
> >
> > Hope that helps,
> > Daniel
> >
> > David
>
> David,
>
> If you prefer the GUI:  system-tools->Configuration Editor will get you
> there as well.  Follow the same path as the command line.
>
> It doesn't turn off the pop-up when mousing over the objects in the
> bottom panel.  I did not find a control for this.
>
> Bob...

I missed that one but found the one under /schemas/apps/panel/global but it
states that this is controlled by the theme and I have yet to figure out how
to change it from enabled to disabled. I found the file that appears to enable
it but I am not sure exactly what to change.

And if you make a new panel it will have tool-tips no matter where it is placed.

[Chasecreek Systemhouse]

On 1/28/06, David Boles  wrote:
> Would someone please point me to the information/instructions that will let me
> turn off the 'popup' tool tips that display from the menus, when mouse over is
> on a menu item, or when mouse over is on a menu name in the panel.

=)
I have a question for you related to this thread:

Do you see or have you found that gconf is dying erratically for any
reason, if it is at all?  On my PPC system I see GConf randomly dying
for no apparent reason.

Just curious.
--
WC -Sx- Jones | http://ccsh.us/ | Open Source Consulting

[David Boles]

Chasecreek Systemhouse wrote:
> On 1/28/06, David Boles  wrote:
> > Would someone please point me to the information/instructions that will let me
> > turn off the 'popup' tool tips that display from the menus, when mouse over is
> > on a menu item, or when mouse over is on a menu name in the panel.
>
> =)
> I have a question for you related to this thread:
>
> Do you see or have you found that gconf is dying erratically for any
> reason, if it is at all?  On my PPC system I see GConf randomly dying
> for no apparent reason.
> Just curious.
>
> WC -Sx- Jones | http://ccsh.us/ | Open Source Consulting

I have an i386 (32bit) install and I do not have this problem. Btw the two
repiles to this disable the upper panel 'tool-tips' but do not disable any
other existing panels or 'new' ones.