# Mouse-Over Speedreading

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mouse-over-speedreading/297112>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [March 31, 2005, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mouse-over-speedreading/297112 "2005-03-31T20:56:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2005, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mouse-over-speedreading/297112/1 "2005-03-31T20:56:20Z")

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I like the changes made.

But was there a setting that was flipped somewhere that dropped the mouse-over time limit to a fraction of a second? Just a head’s up.

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**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2005, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mouse-over-speedreading/297112/2 "2005-03-31T21:14:04Z")

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> [@Munch](#):
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> I like the changes made.
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> But was there a setting that was flipped somewhere that dropped the mouse-over time limit to a fraction of a second? Just a head’s up.

Once the popup, ummm pops up, just keep the mouse in motion and it will (usually) stay up. Of course that only works if it shows up to begin with and sometimes it doesn’t even do that. Hey look new smiley :eek: