instance, if you put text in the kill ring in one frame, you can yank it
in another frame. If you exit Emacs through @kbd{C-x C-c} in one frame,
it terminates all the frames. To delete just one frame, use @kbd{C-x 5
-0}.
+0} (that is zero, not @kbd{o}).
To avoid confusion, we reserve the word ``window'' for the
subdivisions that Emacs implements, and never use it to refer to a
@cindex MS Windows
Emacs compiled for MS Windows mostly supports the same features as
-under X. However, images, tool bars, and tooltips are not yet
-available on MS Windows as of Emacs version 21.1.
+under X.
@menu
* Mouse Commands:: Moving, cutting, and pasting, with the mouse.
* Menu Bars:: Enabling and disabling the menu bar.
* Tool Bars:: Enabling and disabling the tool bar.
* Dialog Boxes:: Controlling use of dialog boxes.
-* Tooltips:: Showing "tooltips", AKA "ballon help" for active text.
+* Tooltips:: Showing "tooltips", AKA "balloon help" for active text.
* Mouse Avoidance:: Moving the mouse pointer out of the way.
* Non-Window Terminals:: Multiple frames on terminals that show only one.
* XTerm Mouse:: Using the mouse in an XTerm terminal emulator.
mode), it sets the region around the symbol surrounding that character.
If you click on a character with open-parenthesis or close-parenthesis
-syntax, it sets the region around the parenthetical grouping (sexp)
+syntax, it sets the region around the parenthetical grouping
which that character starts or ends. If you click on a character with
string-delimiter syntax (such as a singlequote or doublequote in C), it
sets the region around the string constant (using heuristics to figure
``paste'' or ``yank'' command of the program operating the other window
to insert the text from the selection.
- To copy text from another X window, use the ``cut'' or ``copy'' command
-of the program operating the other window, to select the text you want.
-Then yank it in Emacs with @kbd{C-y} or @kbd{Mouse-2}.
+ To copy text from another X window, use the ``cut'' or ``copy''
+command of the program operating the other window, to select the text
+you want. Then yank it in Emacs with @kbd{C-y} or @kbd{Mouse-2}.
+
+ The standard coding system for X selections is
+@code{compound-text-with-extensions}. To specify another coding
+system for X selections, use @kbd{C-x @key{RET} x} or @kbd{C-x
+@key{RET} X}. @xref{Specify Coding}.
These cutting and pasting commands also work on MS-Windows.
of the kill ring, it sets the @dfn{primary selection} in the X server.
This is how other X clients can access the text. Emacs also stores the
text in the cut buffer, but only if the text is short enough
-(@code{x-cut-buffer-max} specifies the maximum number of characters);
-putting long strings in the cut buffer can be slow.
+(the value of @code{x-cut-buffer-max} specifies the maximum number of
+characters); putting long strings in the cut buffer can be slow.
The commands to yank the first entry in the kill ring actually check
first for a primary selection in another program; after that, they check
Set the secondary selection, with one end at the place where you press
down the button, and the other end at the place where you release it
(@code{mouse-set-secondary}). The highlighting appears and changes as
-you drag.
+you drag. You can control the appearance of the highlighting by
+customizing the @code{secondary-selection} face (@pxref{Face
+Customization}).
If you move the mouse off the top or bottom of the window while
dragging, the window scrolls at a steady rate until you move the mouse
The command @kbd{M-x menu-bar-enable-clipboard} makes the @code{Cut},
@code{Paste} and @code{Copy} menu items, as well as the keys of the same
names, all use the clipboard.
-
+
You can customize the option @code{x-select-enable-clipboard} to make
the Emacs yank functions consult the clipboard before the primary
selection, and to make the kill functions to store in the clipboard as
for that error message. If you click @kbd{Mouse-2} on a completion in
the @samp{*Completions*} buffer, you choose that completion.
+@vindex mouse-highlight
You can usually tell when @kbd{Mouse-2} has this special sort of
meaning because the sensitive text highlights when you move the mouse
-over it.
+over it. The variable @code{mouse-highlight} controls whether to do
+this highlighting always (even when such text appears where the mouse
+already is), never, or only immediately after you move the mouse.
@node Menu Mouse Clicks
@section Mouse Clicks for Menus
@kindex C-Mouse-2 @r{(scroll bar)}
@kbd{C-Mouse-2} on a scroll bar splits the corresponding window
-vertically, unless you are using an X toolkit's implentation of
+vertically, unless you are using an X toolkit's implementation of
scroll bars. @xref{Split Window}.
The commands above apply to areas of the mode line which do not have
special mouse bindings of their own. Some areas, such as the buffer
name and the major mode name, have their own special mouse bindings.
Emacs displays information about these bindings when you hold the
-mouse over such a place.
+mouse over such a place (@pxref{Tooltips}).
@node Creating Frames
@section Creating Frames
frame rather than just a new window in the selected frame (@pxref{Pop
Up Window}). If an existing visible or iconified frame already displays
the requested material, these commands use the existing frame, after
-raising or deiconifying as necessary.
+raising or deiconifying as necessary.
The various @kbd{C-x 5} commands differ in how they find or create the
buffer to select:
(add-to-list 'default-frame-alist '(font . "10x20"))
@end example
+@noindent
+Here's a similar example for specifying a foreground color:
+
+@example
+(add-to-list 'default-frame-alist '(background-color . "blue"))
+@end example
+
+
@node Frame Commands
@section Frame Commands
Delete all frames except the selected one.
@end table
+@vindex focus-follows-mouse
+ To make the command @kbd{C-x 5 o} work properly, you must tell Emacs
+how the system (or the window manager) generally handles
+focus-switching between windows. There are two possibilities: either
+simply moving the mouse onto a window selects it (gives it focus), or
+you have to click on it in a suitable way to do so. Unfortunately
+there is no way Emacs can find out automatically which way the system
+handles this, so you have to explicitly say, by setting the variable
+@code{focus-follows-mouse}. If just moving the mouse onto a window
+selects it, that variable should be @code{t}; if a click is necessary,
+the variable should be @code{nil}.
+
@node Speedbar
@section Making and Using a Speedbar Frame
@cindex speedbar
@code{special-display-buffer-names} or @code{special-display-regexps}
can also be a list. Then the first element is the buffer name or
regular expression; the rest of the list specifies how to create the
-frame. It can be an association list specifying frame parameter values;
-these values take precedence over parameter values specified in
-@code{special-display-frame-alist}. Alternatively, it can have this
-form:
+frame. It can be an association list specifying frame parameter
+values; these values take precedence over parameter values specified
+in @code{special-display-frame-alist}. If you specify the symbol
+@code{same-window} as a ``frame parameter'' in this list, with a
+non-@code{nil} value, that means to use the selected window if
+possible. If you use the symbol @code{same-frame} as a ``frame
+parameter'' in this list, with a non-@code{nil} value, that means to
+use the selected frame if possible.
+
+ Alternatively, the value can have this form:
@example
(@var{function} @var{args}...)
In Emacs versions that use an X toolkit, the color-setting and
font-setting functions don't affect menus and the menu bar, since they
are displayed by their own widget classes. To change the appearance of
-the menus and menu bar, you must use X resources (@pxref{Resources X}).
-@xref{Colors X}, regarding colors. @xref{Font X}, regarding choice of
+the menus and menu bar, you must use X resources (@pxref{Resources}).
+@xref{Colors}, regarding colors. @xref{Font X}, regarding choice of
font.
- For information on frame parameters and customization, see @ref{Frame
+ Colors, fonts, and other attributes of the frame's display can also
+be customized by setting frame parameters in the variable
+@code{default-frame-alist} (@pxref{Creating Frames}). For a detailed
+description of frame parameters and customization, see @ref{Frame
Parameters,,, elisp, The Emacs Lisp Reference Manual}.
@node Scroll Bars
to control the use of scroll bars at startup. You can use it to specify
that they are placed at the right of windows if you prefer that. You
can use the X resource @samp{verticalScrollBars} to control the initial
-setting of Scroll Bar mode similarly. @xref{Resources X}.
+setting of Scroll Bar mode similarly. @xref{Resources}.
@findex toggle-scroll-bar
To enable or disable scroll bars for just the selected frame, use the
-@kbd{M-x toggle-scroll-bar} command.
+command @kbd{M-x toggle-scroll-bar}.
+
+@vindex scroll-bar-width
+@cindex width of the scroll bar
+ You can control the scroll bar width by changing the value of the
+@code{scroll-bar-width} frame parameter.
@node Wheeled Mice
@section Scrolling With ``Wheeled'' Mice
@cindex mouse wheel
-@findex mouse-wheel-install
- Some mice have a ``wheel'' instead of a third button. You can usually
-click the wheel to act as @kbd{Mouse-3}. You can also use the wheel to
+@cindex wheel, mouse
+@findex mouse-wheel-mode
+@cindex Mouse Wheel minor mode
+@cindex mode, Mouse Wheel
+ Some mice have a ``wheel'' instead of a third button. You can
+usually click the wheel to act as either @kbd{Mouse-2} or
+@kbd{Mouse-3}, depending on the setup. You can also use the wheel to
scroll windows instead of using the scroll bar or keyboard commands.
-Use @kbd{M-x mouse-wheel-install} to set up the wheel for scrolling or put
-@samp{(require 'mouse-wheel)} in your @file{.emacs}. (Support for the wheel
-depends on the system generating appropriate events for Emacs.)
+To do so, turn on Mouse Wheel global minor mode with the command
+@kbd{M-x mouse-wheel-mode} or by customizing the option
+@code{mouse-wheel-mode}. Support for the wheel depends on the system
+generating appropriate events for Emacs.
@vindex mouse-wheel-follow-mouse
@vindex mouse-wheel-scroll-amount
minor mode. With an argument, the command turns Menu Bar mode on if the
argument is positive, off if the argument is not positive. You can use
the X resource @samp{menuBarLines} to control the initial setting of
-Menu Bar mode. @xref{Resources X}.
+Menu Bar mode. @xref{Resources}.
@kindex C-Mouse-3 @r{(when menu bar is disabled)}
Expert users often turn off the menu bar, especially on text-only
terminals, where this makes one additional line available for text.
If the menu bar is off, you can still pop up a menu of its contents
-with @kbd{C-Mouse-3} on a display which supports popup menus.
+with @kbd{C-Mouse-3} on a display which supports pop-up menus.
@xref{Menu Mouse Clicks}.
@xref{Menu Bar}, for information on how to invoke commands with the
-menu bar.
+menu bar. @xref{X Resources}, for how to customize the menu bar
+menus.
@node Tool Bars
@section Tool Bars
@cindex Tool Bar mode
@cindex mode, Tool Bar
-@cindex icons, tool bar
+@cindex icons, toolbar
The @dfn{tool bar} is a line (or multiple lines) of icons at the top
of the Emacs window. You can click on these icons with the mouse
various aspects of how tooltips work. When Tooltip mode is disabled,
the help text is displayed in the echo area instead.
-As of Emacs 21.1, tooltips are not supported on MS-Windows.
+@vindex tooltip-delay
+ The variables @code{tooltip-delay} specifies how long Emacs should
+wait before displaying a tooltip. For additional customization
+options for displaying tooltips, use @kbd{M-x customize-group
+@key{RET} tooltip @key{RET}}. @xref{X Resources}, for information on
+customizing the windows that display tooltips.
@node Mouse Avoidance
@section Mouse Avoidance
@table @code
@item banish
-Move the mouse to the upper-right corner on any keypress;
+Move the mouse to the upper-right corner on any key-press;
@item exile
Move the mouse to the corner only if the cursor gets too close,
and allow it to return once the cursor is out of the way;
you can use @kbd{M-x xterm-mouse-mode} to enable simple use of the
mouse---only single clicks are supported. The normal @code{xterm} mouse
functionality is still available by holding down the @kbd{SHIFT} key
-when you press the mouse button.
+when you press the mouse button. The Linux console supports this
+mode if it has support for the mouse enabled, e.g.@: using the
+@command{gpm} daemon.