From 245a2b340c711563317d722323c539597115155e 2014-12-05 20:21:39
From: Min RK <benjaminrk@gmail.com>
Date: 2014-12-05 20:21:39
Subject: [PATCH] informative hover text for current selection
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diff --git a/IPython/html/static/tree/js/newnotebook.js b/IPython/html/static/tree/js/newnotebook.js
index 5753316..b550854 100644
--- a/IPython/html/static/tree/js/newnotebook.js
+++ b/IPython/html/static/tree/js/newnotebook.js
@@ -94,7 +94,9 @@ define([
         var display_name;
         if (spec) {
             display_name = spec.display_name;
-            this.element.find("#current-kernel").text(display_name);
+            this.element.find("#current-kernel")
+                .text(display_name)
+                .attr('title', display_name + " is the default kernel for new notebooks");
         } else {
             display_name = 'default kernel';
         }