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.
+available in Emacs version 21.1 on MS-Windows.
@menu
* Mouse Commands:: Moving, cutting, and pasting, with the mouse.
``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}.
+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
@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
To enable or disable scroll bars for just the selected frame, use the
@kbd{M-x toggle-scroll-bar} command.
+@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
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.
+ As of Emacs 21.1, tooltips are not supported on MS-Windows.
+So help text always appears in the echo area.
@node Mouse Avoidance
@section Mouse Avoidance