location of popup helpers question

[Gene Heskett]

On Saturday 03 October 2009, Anne Wilson wrote:
>On Sunday 27 September 2009 22:42:55 Gene Heskett wrote:
>> Greetings;
>>
>> I have one rather exasperating function I wish I could either turn off,
>> or relocate.
>>
>> It's in kmail, the little "helpful" (not) gizmo that pops up if you leave
>>  the mouse sitting on an icon.  It is useful for some things, but I have
>>  kmail setup with the message list pane left of the message pane, which
>>  puts the messages panes subject line not too far below the icons along
>> the top of the main window.
>>
>> And when it pops up, it takes about a minute for it to go way, during
>> which time the messages subject line is hidden.  Having to move the mouse
>> to a clear place when I want to switch to the + key, and back again tends
>> to aggravate my arthritis.
>>
>> Can this be relocated to a point above the icon, or can the display
>> timeout be set down to maybe 2 seconds?  If so, what file do I edit to
>> accomplish this?
>
>I have had a reply from a developer.  It seems that this is standard
> toolbar behaviour, and not part of kmail.  It probably can't be changed.
>
>Anne
>
As I've apparently found, I've wandered though the menu's
 exploring the whole thing basement to attic without stumbling over it.  To 
me, it is officially a PIMA.

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