From ac6eb2cb1365e69d90b6c368da2d0c41ebcb4870 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Daniel Weschke <daniel.weschke@directbox.de>
Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2025 11:31:57 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] display help in echo area, like link location or table cell

---
 settings/org-settings.el | 10 ++++++++++
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+)

diff --git a/settings/org-settings.el b/settings/org-settings.el
index e13a4775..4ec21609 100644
--- a/settings/org-settings.el
+++ b/settings/org-settings.el
@@ -253,6 +253,16 @@ Example defines
   (require 'org-loaddefs)
   (setq org-export-backends '(ascii html icalendar latex md odt reveal tufte))
   :config
+
+  (defun my-echo-area-tooltips ()
+    "Show tooltips in the echo area automatically for current buffer.
+For example in org-mode the link location"
+    (setq-local help-at-pt-display-when-idle t
+                help-at-pt-timer-delay 0)
+    (help-at-pt-cancel-timer)
+    (help-at-pt-set-timer))
+  (add-hook 'org-mode-hook #'my-echo-area-tooltips)
+
   (setq org-preview-latex-process-alist
    '((dvipng :programs
              ("latex" "dvipng")