Variable: eldoc-echo-area-prefer-doc-buffer

eldoc-echo-area-prefer-doc-buffer is a customizable variable defined in eldoc.el.gz.

Value

nil

Documentation

Prefer ElDoc's documentation buffer if it is showing in some frame.

If this variable's value is t, ElDoc will skip showing documentation in the echo area if the dedicated documentation buffer (given by eldoc-doc-buffer) is being displayed in some window. If the value is the symbol maybe, then the echo area is only skipped if the documentation doesn't fit there.

Source Code

;; Defined in /usr/src/emacs/lisp/emacs-lisp/eldoc.el.gz
(defcustom eldoc-echo-area-prefer-doc-buffer nil
  "Prefer ElDoc's documentation buffer if it is showing in some frame.
If this variable's value is t, ElDoc will skip showing
documentation in the echo area if the dedicated documentation
buffer (given by `eldoc-doc-buffer') is being displayed in some
window.  If the value is the symbol `maybe', then the echo area
is only skipped if the documentation doesn't fit there."
  :type 'boolean)