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| author | Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org> | 1996-11-07 00:16:51 +0000 |
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| committer | Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org> | 1996-11-07 00:16:51 +0000 |
| commit | 2ba4e8d5a26f5fe3c3ecb050f7a2a8134e8686cb (patch) | |
| tree | 45fbb705abd7b2790cef2dd41fefdcc344dbba72 | |
| parent | 2b9fa91e94c7c012e13629d071432140d212df94 (diff) | |
| download | emacs-2ba4e8d5a26f5fe3c3ecb050f7a2a8134e8686cb.tar.gz | |
Clarify initial-frame-alist and default-frame-alist.
| -rw-r--r-- | lispref/frames.texi | 9 |
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/lispref/frames.texi b/lispref/frames.texi index eeb8e4e3f04..f75b8a3b5eb 100644 --- a/lispref/frames.texi +++ b/lispref/frames.texi @@ -194,7 +194,9 @@ by setting @code{initial-frame-alist} in your @file{.emacs} file. @defvar initial-frame-alist This variable's value is an alist of parameter values used when creating -the initial X window frame. Each element has the form: +the initial X window frame. You can set this variable to specify the +appearance of the initial frame without altering subsequent frames. +Each element has the form: @example (@var{parameter} . @var{value}) @@ -231,8 +233,9 @@ to the parameters for the main initial frame. @end defvar @defvar default-frame-alist -This is an alist specifying default values of frame parameters for -subsequent Emacs frames (not the initial ones). +This is an alist specifying default values of frame parameters for all +Emacs frames---the first frame, and subsequent frames. In many cases, +you can get the same results by means of X resources. @end defvar See also @code{special-display-frame-alist}, in @ref{Choosing Window}. |