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[gnu-emacs] / man / xresources.texi

diff --git a/man/xresources.texi b/man/xresources.texi
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--- a/man/xresources.texi
+++ b/man/xresources.texi
@@ -559,7 +559,12 @@ the standard GTK @file{~/.gtkrc-2.0} file or with the Emacs specific
 customizing specific GTK widget features.  To customize Emacs font,
 background, faces etc., use the normal X resources, see @ref{Resources}.
 
-In these files you first defines a style and then how to apply that style
+  Some GTK themes override these mechanisms, which means that using
+these mechanisms will not work to customize them.  We recommend that
+you use @file{~/.emacs.d/gtkrc} for customizations, since
+@file{~/.gtkrc-2.0} seems to be ignored when running GConf with GNOME.
+
+  In these files you first defines a style and then how to apply that style
 to widgets (@pxref{GTK widget names}).  Here is an example of how to
 change the font for Emacs menus:
 
@@ -572,6 +577,21 @@ style "menufont"
 
 widget "*emacs-menuitem*" style "menufont"
 
+@end smallexample
+
+  Here is a more elaborate example, showing how to change the parts of
+the scroll bar:
+
+@smallexample
+style "scroll"
+@{
+  fg[NORMAL] = "red"@ @ @ @ @ # The arrow color.
+  bg[NORMAL] = "yellow"@ @ # The thumb and background around the arrow.
+  bg[ACTIVE] = "blue"@ @ @ @ # The trough color.
+  bg[PRELIGHT] = "white"@ # The thumb color when the mouse is over it.
+@}
+
+widget "*verticalScrollBar*" style "scroll"
 @end smallexample
 
   There are some things you can set without using any style or widget name,