From eba64e97a1b7db5148d4e6120dd591b7a0d07982 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Eli Zaretskii Date: Sat, 27 Dec 2008 15:44:38 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] (Terminal Type): New node. (Editing Types): Add it to the menu. --- doc/lispref/objects.texi | 22 +++++++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 21 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/doc/lispref/objects.texi b/doc/lispref/objects.texi index 350817f7c63..d4f1a3a6aad 100644 --- a/doc/lispref/objects.texi +++ b/doc/lispref/objects.texi @@ -1347,7 +1347,8 @@ editing. * Buffer Type:: The basic object of editing. * Marker Type:: A position in a buffer. * Window Type:: Buffers are displayed in windows. -* Frame Type:: Windows subdivide frames. +* Frame Type:: Windows subdivide frames. +* Terminal Type:: A terminal device displays frames. * Window Configuration Type:: Recording the way a frame is subdivided. * Frame Configuration Type:: Recording the status of all frames. * Process Type:: A subprocess of Emacs running on the underlying OS. @@ -1492,6 +1493,25 @@ uniquely). @xref{Frames}, for a description of the functions that work on frames. +@node Terminal Type +@subsection Terminal Type +@cindex terminal type + + A @dfn{terminal} is a device capable of displaying one or more +Emacs frames (@pxref{Frame Type}). + + Terminals have no read syntax. They print in hash notation giving +the terminal's ordinal number and its TTY device file name. + +@example +@group +(get-device-terminal nil) + @result{} # +@end group +@end example + +@c FIXME: add an xref to where terminal-related primitives are described. + @node Window Configuration Type @subsection Window Configuration Type @cindex window layout in a frame -- 2.39.2