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diff --git a/lisp/frame.el b/lisp/frame.el
index f4d7622e662..9ab24cefc0f 100644
--- a/lisp/frame.el
+++ b/lisp/frame.el
@@ -1381,6 +1381,7 @@ frame's display)."
(defun display-screens (&optional display)
"Return the number of screens associated with DISPLAY.
+DISPLAY should be either a frame or a display name (a string).
If DISPLAY is omitted or nil, it defaults to the selected frame's display."
(let ((frame-type (framep-on-display display)))
(cond
@@ -1393,6 +1394,7 @@ If DISPLAY is omitted or nil, it defaults to the selected frame's display."
(defun display-pixel-height (&optional display)
"Return the height of DISPLAY's screen in pixels.
+DISPLAY can be a display name or a frame.
If DISPLAY is omitted or nil, it defaults to the selected frame's display.
For character terminals, each character counts as a single pixel.
@@ -1412,6 +1414,7 @@ with DISPLAY. To get information for each physical monitor, use
(defun display-pixel-width (&optional display)
"Return the width of DISPLAY's screen in pixels.
+DISPLAY can be a display name or a frame.
If DISPLAY is omitted or nil, it defaults to the selected frame's display.
For character terminals, each character counts as a single pixel.
@@ -1450,6 +1453,7 @@ not explicitly specified."
(defun display-mm-height (&optional display)
"Return the height of DISPLAY's screen in millimeters.
If the information is unavailable, this function returns nil.
+DISPLAY can be a display name or a frame.
If DISPLAY is omitted or nil, it defaults to the selected frame's display.
You can override what the system thinks the result should be by
@@ -1470,6 +1474,7 @@ monitor, use `display-monitor-attributes-list'."
(defun display-mm-width (&optional display)
"Return the width of DISPLAY's screen in millimeters.
If the information is unavailable, this function returns nil.
+DISPLAY can be a display name or a frame.
If DISPLAY is omitted or nil, it defaults to the selected frame's display.
You can override what the system thinks the result should be by
@@ -1493,6 +1498,7 @@ monitor, use `display-monitor-attributes-list'."
"Return the backing store capability of DISPLAY's screen.
The value may be `always', `when-mapped', `not-useful', or nil if
the question is inapplicable to a certain kind of display.
+DISPLAY can be a display name or a frame.
If DISPLAY is omitted or nil, it defaults to the selected frame's display."
(let ((frame-type (framep-on-display display)))
(cond
@@ -1505,6 +1511,7 @@ If DISPLAY is omitted or nil, it defaults to the selected frame's display."
(defun display-save-under (&optional display)
"Return non-nil if DISPLAY's screen supports the SaveUnder feature.
+DISPLAY can be a display name or a frame.
If DISPLAY is omitted or nil, it defaults to the selected frame's display."
(let ((frame-type (framep-on-display display)))
(cond
@@ -1517,6 +1524,7 @@ If DISPLAY is omitted or nil, it defaults to the selected frame's display."
(defun display-planes (&optional display)
"Return the number of planes supported by DISPLAY.
+DISPLAY can be a display name or a frame.
If DISPLAY is omitted or nil, it defaults to the selected frame's display."
(let ((frame-type (framep-on-display display)))
(cond
@@ -1531,6 +1539,7 @@ If DISPLAY is omitted or nil, it defaults to the selected frame's display."
(defun display-color-cells (&optional display)
"Return the number of color cells supported by DISPLAY.
+DISPLAY can be a display name or a frame.
If DISPLAY is omitted or nil, it defaults to the selected frame's display."
(let ((frame-type (framep-on-display display)))
(cond
@@ -1547,6 +1556,7 @@ If DISPLAY is omitted or nil, it defaults to the selected frame's display."
"Return the visual class of DISPLAY.
The value is one of the symbols `static-gray', `gray-scale',
`static-color', `pseudo-color', `true-color', or `direct-color'.
+DISPLAY can be a display name or a frame.
If DISPLAY is omitted or nil, it defaults to the selected frame's display."
(let ((frame-type (framep-on-display display)))
(cond
@@ -1567,6 +1577,7 @@ If DISPLAY is omitted or nil, it defaults to the selected frame's display."
(defun display-monitor-attributes-list (&optional display)
"Return a list of physical monitor attributes on DISPLAY.
+DISPLAY can be a display name, a terminal name, or a frame.
If DISPLAY is omitted or nil, it defaults to the selected frame's display.
Each element of the list represents the attributes of a physical
monitor. The first element corresponds to the primary monitor.
@@ -1576,14 +1587,16 @@ of attribute keys and values as follows:
geometry -- Position and size in pixels in the form of (X Y WIDTH HEIGHT)
workarea -- Position and size of the work area in pixels in the
- form of (X Y WIDTH HEIGHT)
+ form of (X Y WIDTH HEIGHT); this excludes task bar etc.
mm-size -- Width and height in millimeters in the form of
(WIDTH HEIGHT)
frames -- List of frames dominated by the physical monitor
name (*) -- Name of the physical monitor as a string
-where X, Y, WIDTH, and HEIGHT are integers. Keys labeled
-with (*) are optional.
+where X, Y, WIDTH, and HEIGHT are integers, which might be negative
+for monitors other than the primary one. X and Y are coordinates
+of the top-left corner of the rectange. Keys labeled with (*) are
+optional.
A frame is dominated by a physical monitor when either the
largest area of the frame resides in the monitor, or the monitor