(make-frame)
(select-frame (make-frame))))
+(defvar before-make-frame-hook nil
+ "Functions to run before a frame is created.")
+
+(defvar after-make-frame-functions nil
+ "Functions to run after a frame is created.
+The functions are run with one arg, the newly created frame.")
+
;; Alias, kept temporarily.
(defalias 'new-frame 'make-frame)
-(defun make-frame (&optional parameters)
- "Create a new frame, displaying the current buffer.
-Optional argument PARAMETERS is an alist of parameters for the new
-frame. Specifically, PARAMETERS is a list of pairs, each having
-the form (NAME . VALUE).
+(defun make-frame (&optional parameters)
+ "Return a newly created frame displaying the current buffer.
+Optional argument PARAMETERS is an alist of parameters for the new frame.
+Each element of PARAMETERS should have the form (NAME . VALUE), for example:
-Here are some of the parameters allowed (not a complete list):
+ (name . STRING) The frame should be named STRING.
-\(name . STRING) - The frame should be named STRING.
+ (width . NUMBER) The frame should be NUMBER characters in width.
+ (height . NUMBER) The frame should be NUMBER text lines high.
-\(height . NUMBER) - The frame should be NUMBER text lines high. If
- this parameter is present, the width parameter must also be
- given.
+You cannot specify either `width' or `height', you must use neither or both.
-\(width . NUMBER) - The frame should be NUMBER characters in width.
- If this parameter is present, the height parameter must also
- be given.
+ (minibuffer . t) The frame should have a minibuffer.
+ (minibuffer . nil) The frame should have no minibuffer.
+ (minibuffer . only) The frame should contain only a minibuffer.
+ (minibuffer . WINDOW) The frame should use WINDOW as its minibuffer window.
-\(minibuffer . t) - the frame should have a minibuffer
-\(minibuffer . nil) - the frame should have no minibuffer
-\(minibuffer . only) - the frame should contain only a minibuffer
-\(minibuffer . WINDOW) - the frame should use WINDOW as its minibuffer window."
+Before the frame is created (via `frame-creation-function'), functions on the
+hook `before-make-frame-hook' are run. After the frame is created, functions
+on `after-make-frame-functions' are run with one arg, the newly created frame."
(interactive)
- (let ((nframe))
- (run-hooks 'before-make-frame-hook)
- (setq nframe (funcall frame-creation-function parameters))
- (run-hooks 'after-make-frame-hook)
- nframe))
+ (run-hooks 'before-make-frame-hook)
+ (let ((frame (funcall frame-creation-function parameters)))
+ (run-hook-with-args 'after-make-frame-functions frame)
+ frame))
(defun filtered-frame-list (predicate)
"Return a list of all live frames which satisfy PREDICATE."