"Cybe R. Wizard" wrote:

> Are they tool tips that come up every time I hover the cursor above an
> icon on the task bar or a mail in Claws mail?
> Dang! Why would they need to pop up to tell me the subject of an
> email and pop up /right over/ the subject I'm trying t o view in the
> message pane?
> SHEESH! How stupid is that?
> Can anyone help me turn them off?

Configuration --> Preferences... --> Display --> Summaries
Uncheck the Show tooltips box.

Other than that, do you like it? (:

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Little Girl said:
> "Cybe R. Wizard" wrote:
>
> > Are they tool tips that come up every time I hover the cursor above
> > an icon on the task bar or a mail in Claws mail?
> > Dang! Why would they need to pop up to tell me the subject of an
> > email and pop up /right over/ the subject I'm trying t o view in the
> > message pane?
> > SHEESH! How stupid is that?
> > Can anyone help me turn them off?
>
> Configuration --> Preferences... --> Display --> Summaries
> Uncheck the Show tooltips box.
>
> Other than that, do you like it? (:
>
Sheepish me, I should have specified either GNOME or CLI.
Dang you KDE folks! ;-]

Cybe R. Wizard
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"Cybe R. Wizard" said:
> Sheepish me, I should have specified either GNOME or CLI.
> Dang you KDE folks! ;-]
>
> Cybe

Even more sheepish me; I see you meant inside Claws mail, not
system-wide.
Yes, that worked for Claws mail and thank you!
Now if I can just turn them off system-wide...

Cybe R. Wizard
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Cybe R. Wizard wrote:

> "Cybe R. Wizard" said:
> > Sheepish me, I should have specified either GNOME or CLI.
> > Dang you KDE folks! ;-]

LOL!

> Even more sheepish me; I see you meant inside Claws mail, not
> system-wide.
> Yes, that worked for Claws mail and thank you!
> Now if I can just turn them off system-wide...

Well hey, I might be able to help with that. In KDE we open
kcontrol and go to Desktop --> Behavior and uncheck Show tooltips. I'll
bet you GNOME folks have something similar in gconf-editor. (:

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On Tue, 22 Jan 2008 17:19:30 -0500, Little Girl wrote:

> I'll bet you GNOME folks have something similar in gconf-editor.
> (:

Yeah, but we have to compile it in.

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Chris Game wrote:

> Little Girl wrote:

> > I'll bet you GNOME folks have something similar in gconf-editor.
> > (:

> Yeah, but we have to compile it in.

You mean if you didn't compile it in, you can't run it?

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On Tue, 22 Jan 2008 14:38:58 -0600, Cybe R. Wizard wrote:

> Even more sheepish me; I see you meant inside Claws mail, not
> system-wide.
> Yes, that worked for Claws mail and thank you!
> Now if I can just turn them off system-wide...

Damn, you're just as sharp as a tack, aren't you?


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Little Girl said:
> Cybe R. Wizard wrote:
>
[...]
> > Now if I can just turn them off system-wide...
>
> Well hey, I might be able to help with that. In KDE we open
> kcontrol and go to Desktop --> Behavior and uncheck Show tooltips.
> I'll bet you GNOME folks have something similar in gconf-editor. (:
>
Well, since you wrote that I have searched gconf-editor high and low and
have either missed it (although I read through each option, not just
those which felt as if they should apply) or am too dense, myself, to
find the proper box to tick. Maybe another try of KDE is in order.
Then again, I've always liked IceWM...

Cybe R. Wizard
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On Tue, 22 Jan 2008 22:35:43 -0600, Dan C wrote:

> On Tue, 22 Jan 2008 14:38:58 -0600, Cybe R. Wizard wrote:
>
>> Even more sheepish me; I see you meant inside Claws mail, not
>> system-wide.
>> Yes, that worked for Claws mail and thank you! Now if I can just turn
>> them off system-wide...
>
> Damn, you're just as sharp as a tack, aren't you?

You know...one can spend no more than 5 minutes reading the **** you spew
into Usenet and deduce that you've got to be one of the most miserable,
rueful people plodding across the ether.

Do you get up each morning and punch yourself in the testicles?

I mean seriously...you're one of the most repelling people I've ever had
the displeasure of interacting with.

Take a look at yourself man...you're supposed to be doing this for
enjoyment/entertainment and all you seem capable of doing is ****ting on
people.

You must face an empty, empty daily existence.

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Wed Jan 23 19:39:47 EST 2008

On Thu, 24 Jan 2008 00:46:19 +0000, Kester Teague wrote:

>> Damn, you're just as sharp as a tack, aren't you?

> You know...one can spend no more than 5 minutes reading the **** you spew
> into Usenet and deduce that you've got to be one of the most miserable,
> rueful people plodding across the ether.

You haven't been around very long then, I take it?

> I mean seriously...you're one of the most repelling people I've ever had
> the displeasure of interacting with.

Then stop interacting and bugger off.

> Take a look at yourself man...you're supposed to be doing this for
> enjoyment/entertainment

That's exactly what I'm doing. You got one right!

> You must face an empty, empty daily existence.

Not at all, n00b. Now go put your crayons away, and bugger off to bed.


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On Wed, 23 Jan 2008 20:35:36 -0600, Dan C wrote:

> On Thu, 24 Jan 2008 00:46:19 +0000, Kester Teague wrote:
>
>>> Damn, you're just as sharp as a tack, aren't you?
>
>> You know...one can spend no more than 5 minutes reading the **** you
>> spew into Usenet and deduce that you've got to be one of the most
>> miserable, rueful people plodding across the ether.
>
> You haven't been around very long then, I take it?
>
>> I mean seriously...you're one of the most repelling people I've ever
>> had the displeasure of interacting with.
>
> Then stop interacting and bugger off.
>
>> Take a look at yourself man...you're supposed to be doing this for
>> enjoyment/entertainment
>
> That's exactly what I'm doing. You got one right!
>
>> You must face an empty, empty daily existence.
>
> Not at all, n00b. Now go put your crayons away, and bugger off to bed.

That was disappointing. I really expected more.

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Thu Jan 24 07:32:32 EST 2008

"Kester Teague" wrote in message
news:vdRlj.99631$A62.93713@fe06.news.easynews.com. ..
> On Tue, 22 Jan 2008 22:35:43 -0600, Dan C wrote:
>
>> On Tue, 22 Jan 2008 14:38:58 -0600, Cybe R. Wizard wrote:
>>
>>> Even more sheepish me; I see you meant inside Claws mail, not
>>> system-wide.
>>> Yes, that worked for Claws mail and thank you! Now if I can just turn
>>> them off system-wide...
>>
>> Damn, you're just as sharp as a tack, aren't you?
>
> You know...one can spend no more than 5 minutes reading the **** you spew
> into Usenet and deduce that you've got to be one of the most miserable,
> rueful people plodding across the ether.
>
> Do you get up each morning and punch yourself in the testicles?
>
> I mean seriously...you're one of the most repelling people I've ever had
> the displeasure of interacting with.
>
> Take a look at yourself man...you're supposed to be doing this for
> enjoyment/entertainment and all you seem capable of doing is ****ting on
> people.
>
> You must face an empty, empty daily existence.
>
> --
> Kester Teague
> 19:39:47 up 10 days, 8:28, 4 users, load average: 0.42, 0.20, 0.16
> Wed Jan 23 19:39:47 EST 2008

Yep, he's a big time ass licker. Just put him in your killfile and the
rodent will be squashed.

In Kester Teague:

[Snip..]

> That was disappointing. I really expected more.

FWIW: not me (wondering why anyone sane feeds this troll).

I plonked DC years ago, and anyone repeatedly falling for his tripe. This
isn't so much personal, as improving signal in Usenet noise.

(Same scenario when AC and Sam went screaming over each other endlessly)

JMO; HTH; YMMV...

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On Thu, 24 Jan 2008 14:16:50 +0000, Harold Stevens wrote:

> In Kester Teague:
>
> [Snip..]
>
>> That was disappointing. I really expected more.
>
> FWIW: not me (wondering why anyone sane feeds this troll).
>
> I plonked DC years ago, and anyone repeatedly falling for his tripe.
> This isn't so much personal, as improving signal in Usenet noise.
>
> (Same scenario when AC and Sam went screaming over each other endlessly)
>
> JMO; HTH; YMMV...

Ok, I'm starting to see he's just a troll. I'm not a regular reader in
these groups, I posted a question in the n.s.readers group and he pounced.

Thanks for the info, it's appreciated.
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Thu Jan 24 17:14:03 EST 2008

On Thu, 24 Jan 2008 22:16:04 GMT, Kester Teague
wrote:

>On Thu, 24 Jan 2008 14:16:50 +0000, Harold Stevens wrote:
>
>> In Kester Teague:
>>
>> [Snip..]
>>
>>> That was disappointing. I really expected more.
>>
>> FWIW: not me (wondering why anyone sane feeds this troll).
>>
>> I plonked DC years ago, and anyone repeatedly falling for his tripe.
>> This isn't so much personal, as improving signal in Usenet noise.
>>
>> (Same scenario when AC and Sam went screaming over each other endlessly)
>>
>> JMO; HTH; YMMV...
>
>Ok, I'm starting to see he's just a troll. I'm not a regular reader in
>these groups, I posted a question in the n.s.readers group and he pounced.

You're seeing Dan (who thinks he's a man) at his best.

>
>Thanks for the info, it's appreciated.

"I wondered:

[how to turn off tool tips in GNOME]

I found a screenshot of the control I need/ have used/ thought would
be there:
http://www.gnome.org/~jdub/2003/sequ...e/mgp00019.jpg
Does anyone know where it is now kept or where it went?

Cybe R. Wizard
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Cybe R. Wizard wrote:

> Little Girl said:
> > Cybe R. Wizard wrote:

> [...]
> > > Now if I can just turn them off system-wide...

> > Well hey, I might be able to help with that. In KDE we open
> > kcontrol and go to Desktop --> Behavior and uncheck Show tooltips.
> > I'll bet you GNOME folks have something similar in gconf-editor. (:

> Well, since you wrote that I have searched gconf-editor high and low
> and have either missed it (although I read through each option, not
> just those which felt as if they should apply) or am too dense,
> myself, to find the proper box to tick. Maybe another try of KDE is
> in order. Then again, I've always liked IceWM...

A couple of things that turned up in a Google search:

gconf-editor > apps > panel > global > untick tooltips _enabled

or

http://geekybits.blogspot.com/2007/0...-tooltips.html

or

scroll down to Turn off tool tips:

http://blogs.sun.com/ThinGuy/entry/p...nome_on_atkins

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Little Girl said:
> A couple of things that turned up in a Google search:
>
> gconf-editor > apps > panel > global > untick tooltips _enabled
>
> or
>
> http://geekybits.blogspot.com/2007/0...-tooltips.html
>
> or
>
> scroll down to Turn off tool tips:
>
> http://blogs.sun.com/ThinGuy/entry/p...nome_on_atkins

Hmmm, all are the same tip. But they (it) work(s)!
At least mostly. Some of the tool tips still appear. I wonder what
that's all about?
Anyway, thanks, Little Girl, you've been a great help.

Cybe R. Wizard
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Cybe R. Wizard wrote:



> Hmmm, all are the same tip. But they (it) work(s)!
> At least mostly. Some of the tool tips still appear. I wonder what
> that's all about?
> Anyway, thanks, Little Girl, you've been a great help.

Sorry about the duplicate tips! I run KDE, so wasn't able to try any of
them out. I'm glad it worked, though! As far as some of the tips still
showing, there must be another setting somewhere which will likely
only turn up with a thorough examination of every possible setting in
all your system defaults. Once you find it, you'll probably wonder how
you could have missed it. (:

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