@c This is part of the Emacs manual.
-@c Copyright (C) 1985-1987, 1993-1995, 1997, 1999-2011
+@c Copyright (C) 1985-1987, 1993-1995, 1997, 1999-2012
@c Free Software Foundation, Inc.
@c See file emacs.texi for copying conditions.
-@node Frames, International, Windows, Top
+@node Frames
@chapter Frames and Graphical Displays
@cindex frames
This chapter describes Emacs features specific to graphical displays
(particularly mouse commands), and features for managing multiple
-frames. On text-only terminals, many of these features are
-unavailable. However, it is still possible to create multiple
-``frames'' on text-only terminals; such frames are displayed one at a
-time, filling the entire terminal screen (@pxref{Non-Window
-Terminals}). It is also possible to use the mouse on some text-only
-terminals (@pxref{Text-Only Mouse}, for doing so on GNU and UNIX
-systems; and
+frames. On text terminals, many of these features are unavailable.
+However, it is still possible to create multiple ``frames'' on text
+terminals; such frames are displayed one at a time, filling the entire
+terminal screen (@pxref{Non-Window Terminals}). It is also possible
+to use the mouse on some text terminals (@pxref{Text-Only Mouse}, for
+doing so on GNU and Unix systems; and
@iftex
@pxref{MS-DOS Mouse,,,emacs-xtra,Specialized Emacs Features},
@end iftex
* Frame Commands:: Iconifying, deleting, and switching frames.
* Fonts:: Changing the frame font.
* Speedbar:: How to make and use a speedbar frame.
-* Multiple Displays:: How one Emacs job can talk to several displays.
+* Multiple Displays:: How one Emacs instance can talk to several displays.
* Frame Parameters:: Changing the colors and other modes of frames.
* Scroll Bars:: How to enable and disable scroll bars; how to use them.
* Drag and Drop:: Using drag and drop to open files and insert text.
* Tooltips:: Displaying information at the current mouse position.
* Mouse Avoidance:: Preventing the mouse pointer from obscuring text.
* Non-Window Terminals:: Multiple frames on terminals that show only one.
-* Text-Only Mouse:: Using the mouse in text-only terminals.
+* Text-Only Mouse:: Using the mouse in text terminals.
@end menu
@node Mouse Commands
@section Mouse Commands for Editing
@cindex mouse buttons (what they do)
+@cindex mouse, selecting text using
@kindex Mouse-1
@kindex Mouse-2
to the kill ring (@code{mouse-set-region}).
@item Mouse-2
-Yank the last killed text at the click position
-(@code{mouse-yank-at-click}).
+Move point to where you click, and insert the contents of the primary
+selection there (@code{mouse-yank-primary}).
@item Mouse-3
If the region is active, move the nearer end of the region to the
selects the frame, without doing anything else; clicking again selects
the window and sets the cursor position.
+@cindex mouse, dragging
@findex mouse-set-region
Holding down @kbd{Mouse-1} and ``dragging'' the mouse over a stretch
of text activates the region around that text
@node Mouse References
@section Following References with the Mouse
-@kindex Mouse-1 @r{(selection)}
-@kindex Mouse-2 @r{(selection)}
+@kindex Mouse-1 @r{(on buttons)}
+@kindex Mouse-2 @r{(on buttons)}
@cindex hyperlinks
@cindex links
@cindex text buttons
@key{RET}, or by clicking either @kbd{Mouse-1} or @kbd{Mouse-2} on the
button. For example, in a Dired buffer, each file name is a button;
activating it causes Emacs to visit that file (@pxref{Dired}). In a
-@samp{*Compilation*} buffer, each error message is a button, and
+@file{*Compilation*} buffer, each error message is a button, and
activating it visits the source code for that error
(@pxref{Compilation}).
position (@pxref{Split Window}).
@end table
-@kindex C-Mouse-2 @r{(scroll bar)}
@kindex Mouse-1 @r{(scroll bar)}
Furthermore, by clicking and dragging @kbd{Mouse-1} on the divider
between two side-by-side mode lines, you can move the vertical
The @kbd{C-x 5 1} (@code{delete-other-frames}) command deletes all
other frames on the current terminal (this terminal refers to either a
-graphical display, or a text-only terminal; @pxref{Non-Window
-Terminals}). If the Emacs session has frames open on other graphical
-displays or text terminals, those are not deleted.
+graphical display, or a text terminal; @pxref{Non-Window Terminals}).
+If the Emacs session has frames open on other graphical displays or
+text terminals, those are not deleted.
@vindex focus-follows-mouse
The @kbd{C-x 5 o} (@code{other-frame}) command selects the next
@samp{Options} menu.
@item
-Add a line to your init file (@pxref{Init File}), modifying the
-variable @code{default-frame-alist} to specify the @code{font}
-parameter (@pxref{Creating Frames}), like this:
+Add a line to your init file, modifying the variable
+@code{default-frame-alist} to specify the @code{font} parameter
+(@pxref{Frame Parameters}), like this:
-@smallexample
-(add-to-list 'default-frame-alist '(font . "DejaVu Sans Mono-10"))
-@end smallexample
+@example
+(add-to-list 'default-frame-alist
+ '(font . "DejaVu Sans Mono-10"))
+@end example
@cindex X defaults file
@cindex X resources file
Add an @samp{emacs.font} X resource setting to your X resource file,
like this:
-@smallexample
+@example
emacs.font: DejaVu Sans Mono-12
-@end smallexample
+@end example
@noindent
You must restart X, or use the @command{xrdb} command, for the X
-resources file to take effect. @xref{Resources}. When specifying a
-font in your X resources file, you should not quote it.
+resources file to take effect. @xref{Resources}. Do not quote
+font names in X resource files.
@item
If you are running Emacs on the GNOME desktop, you can tell Emacs to
first is to use a @dfn{Fontconfig pattern}. Fontconfig patterns have
the following form:
-@smallexample
+@example
@var{fontname}[-@var{fontsize}][:@var{name1}=@var{values1}][:@var{name2}=@var{values2}]...
-@end smallexample
+@end example
@noindent
Within this format, any of the elements in braces may be omitted.
@noindent
Here are some examples of Fontconfig patterns:
-@smallexample
+@example
Monospace
Monospace-12
Monospace-12:bold
DejaVu Sans Mono:bold:italic
Monospace-12:weight=bold:slant=italic
-@end smallexample
+@end example
For a more detailed description of Fontconfig patterns, see the
Fontconfig manual, which is distributed with Fontconfig and available
The second way to specify a font is to use a @dfn{GTK font pattern}.
These have the syntax
-@smallexample
+@example
@var{fontname} [@var{properties}] [@var{fontsize}]
-@end smallexample
+@end example
@noindent
where @var{fontname} is the family name, @var{properties} is a list of
@noindent
Here are some examples of GTK font patterns:
-@smallexample
+@example
Monospace 12
Monospace Bold Italic 12
-@end smallexample
+@end example
@cindex XLFD
@cindex X Logical Font Description
specifying fonts under X. Each XLFD consists of fourteen words or
numbers, separated by dashes, like this:
-@smallexample
+@example
-misc-fixed-medium-r-semicondensed--13-*-*-*-c-60-iso8859-1
-@end smallexample
+@end example
@noindent
A wildcard character (@samp{*}) in an XLFD matches any sequence of
Case is insignificant in an XLFD. The syntax for an XLFD is as
follows:
-@smallexample
+@example
-@var{maker}-@var{family}-@var{weight}-@var{slant}-@var{widthtype}-@var{style}@dots{}
@dots{}-@var{pixels}-@var{height}-@var{horiz}-@var{vert}-@var{spacing}-@var{width}-@var{registry}-@var{encoding}
-@end smallexample
+@end example
@noindent
The entries have the following meanings:
Some font names support other values.
@item widthtype
The font width---normally @samp{normal}, @samp{condensed},
-@samp{extended}, or @samp{semicondensed} (some font names support
-other values).
+@samp{semicondensed}, or @samp{extended}. Some font names support
+other values.
@item style
An optional additional style name. Usually it is empty---most XLFDs
have two hyphens in a row at this point.
instead of a normal font specification. For instance, @samp{6x13} is
equivalent to
-@smallexample
+@example
-misc-fixed-medium-r-semicondensed--13-*-*-*-c-60-iso8859-1
-@end smallexample
+@end example
@cindex client-side fonts
@cindex server-side fonts
the left), or @code{nil} (disable scroll bars). By default, Emacs
puts scroll bars on the right if it was compiled with GTK+ support on
the X Window System, and on MS-Windows or Mac OS; Emacs puts scroll
-bars on the left if compiled on the X Window system without GTK+
+bars on the left if compiled on the X Window System without GTK+
support (following the old convention for X applications).
@vindex scroll-bar-width
@code{menu-bar-mode}.
@kindex C-Mouse-3 @r{(when menu bar is disabled)}
- Expert users often turn off the menu bar, especially on text-only
+ Expert users often turn off the menu bar, especially on text
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 pop-up menus.
@node Non-Window Terminals
@section Non-Window Terminals
-@cindex text-only terminal
+@cindex text terminal
- On a text-only terminal, Emacs can display only one Emacs frame at a
+ On a text terminal, Emacs can display only one Emacs frame at a
time. However, you can still create multiple Emacs frames, and switch
between them. Switching frames on these terminals is much like
switching between different window configurations.
in the mode line when the frame is selected.
@node Text-Only Mouse
-@section Using a Mouse in Text-only Terminals
+@section Using a Mouse in Text Terminals
@cindex mouse support
@cindex terminal emulators, mouse support
-Some text-only terminals support mouse clicks in the terminal window.
+Some text terminals support mouse clicks in the terminal window.
@cindex xterm
In a terminal emulator which is compatible with @command{xterm}, you
running on your system in order for this to work.
@iftex
-@pxref{MS-DOS Mouse,,,emacs-xtra,Specialized Emacs Features},
+@xref{MS-DOS Mouse,,,emacs-xtra,Specialized Emacs Features},
@end iftex
@ifnottex
-@pxref{MS-DOS Mouse},
+@xref{MS-DOS Mouse},
@end ifnottex
for information about mouse support on MS-DOS.