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authorRichard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>1996-11-07 00:16:51 +0000
committerRichard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>1996-11-07 00:16:51 +0000
commit2ba4e8d5a26f5fe3c3ecb050f7a2a8134e8686cb (patch)
tree45fbb705abd7b2790cef2dd41fefdcc344dbba72 /lispref
parent2b9fa91e94c7c012e13629d071432140d212df94 (diff)
downloademacs-2ba4e8d5a26f5fe3c3ecb050f7a2a8134e8686cb.tar.gz
Clarify initial-frame-alist and default-frame-alist.
Diffstat (limited to 'lispref')
-rw-r--r--lispref/frames.texi9
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}.