JAL-3032 revert change to tooltip StringBuilder length
[jalview.git] / src / jalview / gui / SeqPanel.java
index 59f239f..e94ced2 100644 (file)
@@ -823,7 +823,7 @@ public class SeqPanel extends JPanel
       mouseOverSequence(sequence, column, pos);
     }
 
-    tooltipText.setLength(0);
+    tooltipText.setLength(6); // "<html>"
 
     SequenceGroup[] groups = av.getAlignment().findAllGroups(sequence);
     if (groups != null)
@@ -859,7 +859,7 @@ public class SeqPanel extends JPanel
       seqARep.appendFeatures(tooltipText, pos, features,
               this.ap.getSeqPanel().seqCanvas.fr);
     }
-    if (tooltipText.length() == 0) // <html>
+    if (tooltipText.length() == 6) // <html>
     {
       setToolTipText(null);
       lastTooltip = null;