--- a/ApplicationModel.st	Tue Jan 09 17:33:30 2018 +0100
+++ b/ApplicationModel.st	Tue Jan 09 17:36:51 2018 +0100
@@ -2641,6 +2641,14 @@
     "Modified: / 31.7.1998 / 23:03:10 / cg"
 !
 
+flyByHelpTextFor:aComponent at:aPoint
+    "if not redefined by subclass, fall back to general method"
+
+    ^ self flyByHelpTextFor:aComponent
+
+    "Created: / 09-01-2018 / 16:32:40 / stefan"
+!
+
 flyByHelpTextForKey:aKey
     "flyByHelp interface: return some short help text for a key
      key is the symbol associated with some widget or menu item.
@@ -2652,33 +2660,34 @@
 
     helpText := self basicFlyByHelpTextForKey:aKey.
     helpText isNil ifTrue:[
-	masterApplication notNil ifTrue:[
-	    "here we get an already translated helpText"
-	    helpText := masterApplication flyByHelpTextForKey:aKey.
-	].
-	helpText isNil ifTrue:[
-	    "there is no help text - resolve key from resources"
-	    helpText := (self translateString:aKey) withCRs.
-	].
-	^ helpText.
+        masterApplication notNil ifTrue:[
+            "here we get an already translated helpText"
+            helpText := masterApplication flyByHelpTextForKey:aKey.
+        ].
+        helpText isNil ifTrue:[
+            "there is no help text - resolve key from resources"
+            helpText := (self translateString:aKey) withCRs.
+        ].
+        ^ helpText.
     ].
     "/ kludge to allow for dynamic translation by the application itself, avoiding the key translation below.
     helpText isBlock ifTrue:[
-	^ helpText value.
+        ^ helpText value.
     ].
 
     "get the translation"
     translatedHelpText := self translateString:helpText.
     (helpText = aKey and:[ translatedHelpText = helpText ]) ifTrue:[
-	"there is no translation in the resources - maybe there is one for the key?"
-	translatedKey := self translateString:aKey.
-	translatedKey ~~ aKey ifTrue:[
-	     translatedHelpText := translatedKey.
-	].
+        "there is no translation in the resources - maybe there is one for the key?"
+        translatedKey := self translateString:aKey.
+        translatedKey ~~ aKey ifTrue:[
+             translatedHelpText := translatedKey.
+        ].
     ].
     ^ translatedHelpText withCRs.
 
     "Modified: / 27-01-2012 / 14:33:54 / cg"
+    "Modified (comment): / 09-01-2018 / 17:36:30 / stefan"
 !
 
 flyByHelpTextForKey:aKey row:aRowNr