@cindex default-frame-alist
@cindex initial-frame-alist
+@cindex face customization, in @file{~/.emacs}
+@cindex color customization, in @file{~/.emacs}
You can control the appearance of new frames you create by setting the
frame parameters in @code{default-frame-alist}. You can use the
variable @code{initial-frame-alist} to specify parameters that affect
(add-to-list 'default-frame-alist '(foreground-color . "blue"))
@end example
+@noindent
+By putting such customizations in your @file{~/.emacs} init file, you
+can control the appearance of all the frames Emacs creates, including
+the initial one.
+
@node Frame Commands
@section Frame Commands