From 34544152c9d1c0e77188981b5f929819e13c97ae Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Eli Zaretskii Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2008 10:39:26 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] (Frames): Mention multiple tty frames. (Frame Parameters, Parameter Access): Mention frame-local variable bindings. --- doc/lispref/frames.texi | 14 ++++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/lispref/frames.texi b/doc/lispref/frames.texi index 9d42ada90e6..5c00c1cc02f 100644 --- a/doc/lispref/frames.texi +++ b/doc/lispref/frames.texi @@ -21,8 +21,12 @@ object that represents a frame on the screen. @cindex terminal frame When Emacs runs on a text-only terminal, it starts with one -@dfn{terminal frame}. If you create additional ones, Emacs displays -one and only one at any given time---on the terminal screen, of course. +@dfn{terminal frame}. If you create additional frames on the same +terminal, Emacs displays one and only one at any given time---on that +terminal screen, of course. You can create additional frames, either +text-only or GUI, on other terminals from the same Emacs session. +(This comes in handy when you connect to the same session from several +remote locations.) @c FIXME: Add an xref to multi-tty doc. @cindex window frame When Emacs communicates directly with a supported window system, such @@ -212,6 +216,9 @@ parameters do something special. If the terminal supports colors, the parameters @code{foreground-color}, @code{background-color}, @code{background-mode} and @code{display-type} are also meaningful. + You can use frame parameters to define frame-local bindings for +variables. @xref{Frame-Local Variables}. + @menu * Parameter Access:: How to change a frame's parameters. * Initial Parameters:: Specifying frame parameters when you make a frame. @@ -246,6 +253,9 @@ elements of @var{alist}. Each element of @var{alist} has the form parameter. If you don't mention a parameter in @var{alist}, its value doesn't change. If @var{frame} is @code{nil}, it defaults to the selected frame. + +You can use this function to define frame-local bindings for +variables, see @ref{Frame-Local Variables}. @end defun @defun modify-all-frames-parameters alist -- 2.39.5