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How to disable mouse over help, the yellow dialog box?

Asked by Charles Bell

How do you turn off the help dialogue that appears in a yellow box as the mouse pointer passes over an icon in the tool bar ?

Thanks in advance
    C Bell

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Best Jim Hutchinson (jphutch) said : 		#1

Open configuration editor (applications -> system tools) and choose apps - panel - global and uncheck "tooltip enabled. If you don't have the configuration editor then right click the applications menu, choose edit and add it.

Hope that helps.

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Jim Hutchinson (jphutch) said : 		#2

Open configuration editor (applications -> system tools) and choose apps -
panel - global and uncheck "tooltip enabled. If you don't have the
configuration editor then right click the applications menu, choose edit and
add it.

Hope that helps.

On 6/14/07, Charles Bell <email address hidden> wrote:
>
> New question #8239 on Ubuntu:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/8239
>
> How do you turn off the help dialogue that appears in a yellow box as the
> mouse pointer passes over an icon in the tool bar ?
>
> Thanks in advance
> C Bell
>

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Charles Bell (bell840) said : 		#3

Thanks Jim Hutchinson, that solved my question.

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Charles Bell (bell840) said : 		#4

Jim that worked perfectly. Thanks for your quick help.

Charles Bell

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Jim Hutchinson (jphutch) said : 		#5

My pleasure.