From 04c21c783eb5962c22e70c47948f63983ad47ec7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Richard M. Stallman" Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2006 15:07:46 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] (Visibility of Frames): Explain visible windows can be covered by others. Add xref for raise-frame. --- lispref/ChangeLog | 5 +++++ lispref/frames.texi | 14 ++++++++------ 2 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/lispref/ChangeLog b/lispref/ChangeLog index 54357845eda..312932c591a 100644 --- a/lispref/ChangeLog +++ b/lispref/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,8 @@ +2006-11-29 Richard Stallman + + * frames.texi (Visibility of Frames): Explain visible windows + can be covered by others. Add xref for raise-frame. + 2006-11-28 Richard Stallman * searching.texi (Regexp Special): Update when ^ is special. diff --git a/lispref/frames.texi b/lispref/frames.texi index 364f7d480e1..f27aa35432c 100644 --- a/lispref/frames.texi +++ b/lispref/frames.texi @@ -1203,17 +1203,19 @@ moved by the OS to the selected frame.) @cindex frame visibility A window frame may be @dfn{visible}, @dfn{invisible}, or -@dfn{iconified}. If it is visible, you can see its contents. If it is -iconified, the frame's contents do not appear on the screen, but an icon -does. If the frame is invisible, it doesn't show on the screen, not -even as an icon. +@dfn{iconified}. If it is visible, you can see its contents, unless +other windows cover it. If it is iconified, the frame's contents do +not appear on the screen, but an icon does. If the frame is +invisible, it doesn't show on the screen, not even as an icon. Visibility is meaningless for terminal frames, since only the selected one is actually displayed in any case. @deffn Command make-frame-visible &optional frame -This function makes frame @var{frame} visible. If you omit @var{frame}, -it makes the selected frame visible. +This function makes frame @var{frame} visible. If you omit +@var{frame}, it makes the selected frame visible. This does not raise +the frame, but you can do that with @code{raise-frame} if you wish +(@pxref{Raising and Lowering}). @end deffn @deffn Command make-frame-invisible &optional frame force -- 2.39.2