SetTooltip empty

diff --git a/src/jalview/appletgui/SeqPanel.java b/src/jalview/appletgui/SeqPanel.java
index 5ecc613..97f3703 100755 (executable)
--- a/src/jalview/appletgui/SeqPanel.java
+++ b/src/jalview/appletgui/SeqPanel.java
@@ -585,6 +585,10 @@ public class SeqPanel
         tooltip.repaint();\r
 \r
     }\r
+    else if (tooltip != null)\r
+     {\r
+       tooltip.setTip("");\r
+     }\r
   }\r
 \r
   Vector getAllFeaturesAtRes(SequenceI seq, int res)\r