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diff --git a/lispref/frames.texi b/lispref/frames.texi index f78258b9e75..dd0b451aa8a 100644 --- a/lispref/frames.texi +++ b/lispref/frames.texi @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ @chapter Frames @cindex frame - A @var{frame} is a rectangle on the screen that contains one or more + A @dfn{frame} is a rectangle on the screen that contains one or more Emacs windows. A frame initially contains a single main window (plus perhaps a minibuffer window), which you can subdivide vertically or horizontally into smaller windows. @@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ This predicate returns @code{t} if @var{object} is a frame, and To create a new frame, call the function @code{make-frame}. -@defun make-frame alist +@defun make-frame &optional alist This function creates a new frame. If you are using X, it makes an X window frame; otherwise, it makes a terminal frame. @@ -313,8 +313,9 @@ and when the frame is iconified. Non-@code{nil} if the screen position of the frame was explicitly requested by the user (for example, with the @samp{-geometry} option). Nothing automatically makes this parameter non-@code{nil}; it is up to -Lisp programs that call @code{make-frame} to specify this parameter as -well as specifying the @code{left} and @code{top} parameters. +Lisp programs that call @code{make-frame} to specify this parameter to +indicate that the values of the @code{left} and @code{top} parameters +are user-specified positions. @item height The height of the frame contents, in characters. (To get the height in @@ -739,7 +740,7 @@ Emacs cooperates with the X server and the window managers by arranging to select frames according to what the server and window manager ask for. It does so by generating a special kind of input event, called a @dfn{focus} event. The command loop handles a focus event by calling -@code{handle-select-frame}. @xref{Focus Events}. +@code{handle-switch-frame}. @xref{Focus Events}. @deffn Command handle-switch-frame frame This function handles a focus event by selecting frame @var{frame}. @@ -1253,13 +1254,13 @@ If you specify them, the key is @node Server Data @section Data about the X Server - This section describes functions and a variable that you can use to -get information about the capabilities and origin of an X display that -Emacs is using. Each of these functions lets you specify the display -you are interested in: the @var{display} argument can be either a -display name, or a frame (meaning use the display that frame is on). If -you omit the @var{display} argument, or specify @code{nil}, that means -to use the selected frame's display. + This section describes functions you can use to get information about +the capabilities and origin of an X display that Emacs is using. Each +of these functions lets you specify the display you are interested in: +the @var{display} argument can be either a display name, or a frame +(meaning use the display that frame is on). If you omit the +@var{display} argument, or specify @code{nil}, that means to use the +selected frame's display. @defun x-display-screens &optional display This function returns the number of screens associated with the display. |