I have attached a patch to allow org-link-display-parameters (introduced in a previous patch for custom faces) to also provide a custom tooltip. It can be a string or a function, and if neither the old behavior is used. WDYT? -- Professor John Kitchin Doherty Hall A207F Department of Chemical Engineering Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA 15213 412-268-7803 @johnkitchin http://kitchingroup.cheme.cmu.edu