Hello Bruce:
I think that is not possible. The format for the hover is always Decimal or ASCII in this case. You can change the display format but only for the Variables view (at upper right corner). Check the next tutorials that might be useful for you:
Hovering and Debugging | MCU on Eclipse
Debugging Variables in Hexadecimal with Eclipse | MCU on Eclipse
Regards!,
Jorge Gonzalez
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