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Date: Mon, 05 Apr 2004 22:30:51 -0400 From: Louis Richards
To: suse-linux-e@suse.com Subject: Re: [SLE] Annoying pop-ups/previews on desktop and in some browsers SuSE 9.0 Gil Weber wrote:
Hi, everyone.
I've recently installed SuSE 9.0 and have an annoying problem with pop-ups (previews?) on my desktop and in some browsers.
Whenever I hover over a desktop icon a large, yellow box appears with a description of what's represented by that icon. In some cases I get a preview (e.g., if the icon is a link to a .pdf document I get a small graphic of that .pdf page). For this to happen the icon cannot be highlighted and nothing can be open **and** maximized on the desktop. (Pop-ups will appear if an application is open but minimized).
I also get small pop-up descriptions when I hover over some links (but not all) in some websites (but not all). I cannot figure out why this occurs in some but not all websites and only with certain links. Typically I see this on list-serv sites. When I hover over one of the postings I'll get the first few words of that list-serv posting.
I have tried unchecking every "tool tips" box I have found in the Yast set up. To the best of my knowledge I've been through everything in Yast but no luck. Where ever that check box I want to find may be hiding.... we'll it's hidden!! :o)
Can anyone help me turn off these annoying pop-up (preview) boxes? Sorry that the list won't allow me to attach a screen shot (.png) so you can see exactly what I'm trying to describe.
Many thanks. Gil
Open 'Control Center' from the main menu.
Choose 'KDE Components' from the menu on the left of Control Center.
Choose 'File Manager' from the new menu that replaces the original on the left.
Choose the 'Behavior' tab in the right hand pane.
Uncheck 'Show File Tips' and click 'Apply'.
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Louis D. Richards
Louis, thanks for the reply. Unfortunately it did not solve the problem. That box was already unchecked in my configuration. I reset it several times, checked and unchecked. No difference. Any other ideas? Thx Gil -- j -- nemo me impune lacessit it's just an afterthought; okay ? : Why experiment on animals when there are so many lawyers out there.