From 3ae02d92b695374062c1ddb9eea29d2409e49036 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Eli Zaretskii Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2001 13:56:54 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] (Faces): Document that changing the colors of the `default' face also changes the fore/background colors on all frames. Add a cross-reference to the description of how to change colors for one frame only. --- man/display.texi | 6 +++++- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/man/display.texi b/man/display.texi index 0b16172bf84..744dfcb960c 100644 --- a/man/display.texi +++ b/man/display.texi @@ -67,7 +67,11 @@ you can change the foreground and background colors of a specific face with @kbd{M-x set-face-foreground} and @kbd{M-x set-face-background}. These commands prompt in the minibuffer for a face name and a color name, with completion, and then set that face to use the specified -color. +color. Changing the colors of the @code{default} face also changes +the foreground and background colors on all frames, both existing and +those to be created in the future. (You can also set foreground and +background colors for the current frame only; see @ref{Frame +Parameters}.) Emacs 21 can correctly display variable-width fonts, but Emacs commands that calculate width and indentation do not know how to -- 2.39.2