GNU bug report logs - #7691
24.0.50; x-popup-menu with keymap - :help keyword

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>

Date: Mon, 20 Dec 2010 21:07:02 UTC

Severity: minor

Found in version 24.0.50

Done: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Jason Rumney <jasonr <at> gnu.org>
To: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
Cc: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>, 7691 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#7691: 24.0.50; x-popup-menu with keymap - :help keyword
Date: Tue, 21 Dec 2010 07:05:54 +0800

Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca> writes:

>> But put the pointer over item `Foo' in the menu and you will not see the
>> :help displayed.  This is true also if `tooltip-mode' is off (the help
>> does not show in the minibuffer/echo area).
>
> Looks like a bug, indeed.  Might be a very longstanding one.
> It's probably some missing code somewhere.


IIRC it is not possible to display tooltips while popup menus are
displayed on Windows, as creating the tooltip involves Windows messages
to the same thread that the popup menu is blocking. But the help message
should be displayed in the minibuffer.
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