object inspector lost pop-up window functionality in Spyder 3.2.4

[Richard Barry]

I am on a mac running Spyder 3.2.4. I was previously running Spyder 2.2.5. In 2.2.5, if I have created a variable, say 

x=3.14159

I could, in the python pane type:

x. 

and would be immediately given a small pop-up window with all of the possible built-in methods for that new floating variable. I could just scroll through the list to find what I needed. Spyder 3.2.4 does not seem to have this functionality.  I did go to preferences>help and ticking one or the other boxes as indicated above in this thread. After doing that, if I type:

x(

I get a pop-up window with the singularly unhelpful information:  

'Arguments

X(x)'

If I type:

y = math.sin(x) in the iPython console pane I get some help on that math function in the help pane: 

"Return the cosine of x (measured in radians)."

To get the info about the variable x like I used to in Spyder 2.2.5 I must type 

help(x)

However, typing 

x?? 

gives the unhelpful: 

'Type: float 

String form: 3.14159'

Seems like we have lost some functionality in the new Spyder 3.2.4. I want my built-in function scrollable pop-up window back!!