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1 @c This is part of the Emacs manual.
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2 @c Copyright (C) 1985, 86, 87, 93, 94, 95, 97, 99, 2000, 2001, 2004
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3 @c Free Software Foundation, Inc.
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4 @c See file emacs.texi for copying conditions.
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5 @node Frames, International, Windows, Top
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6 @chapter Frames and X Windows
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7 @cindex frames
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8
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9 When using the X Window System, you can create multiple windows at the
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10 X level in a single Emacs session. Each X window that belongs to Emacs
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11 displays a @dfn{frame} which can contain one or several Emacs windows.
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12 A frame initially contains a single general-purpose Emacs window which
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13 you can subdivide vertically or horizontally into smaller windows. A
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14 frame normally contains its own echo area and minibuffer, but you can
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15 make frames that don't have these---they use the echo area and
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16 minibuffer of another frame.
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17
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18 Editing you do in one frame also affects the other frames. For
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19 instance, if you put text in the kill ring in one frame, you can yank it
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20 in another frame. If you exit Emacs through @kbd{C-x C-c} in one frame,
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21 it terminates all the frames. To delete just one frame, use @kbd{C-x 5
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22 0} (that is zero, not @kbd{o}).
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24 To avoid confusion, we reserve the word ``window'' for the
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25 subdivisions that Emacs implements, and never use it to refer to a
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26 frame.
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28 Emacs compiled for MS-DOS emulates some aspects of the window system
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29 so that you can use many of the features described in this chapter.
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30 @xref{MS-DOS Mouse}, for more information.
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32 @menu
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33 * Mouse Commands:: Moving, cutting, and pasting, with the mouse.
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34 * Secondary Selection:: Cutting without altering point and mark.
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35 * Clipboard:: Using the clipboard for selections.
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36 * Mouse References:: Using the mouse to select an item from a list.
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37 * Menu Mouse Clicks:: Mouse clicks that bring up menus.
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38 * Mode Line Mouse:: Mouse clicks on the mode line.
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39 * Creating Frames:: Creating additional Emacs frames with various contents.
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40 * Frame Commands:: Iconifying, deleting, and switching frames.
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41 * Speedbar:: How to make and use a speedbar frame.
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42 * Multiple Displays:: How one Emacs job can talk to several displays.
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43 * Special Buffer Frames:: You can make certain buffers have their own frames.
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44 * Frame Parameters:: Changing the colors and other modes of frames.
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45 * Scroll Bars:: How to enable and disable scroll bars; how to use them.
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46 * Wheeled Mice:: Using mouse wheels for scrolling.
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47 * Drag and Drop:: Using drag and drop to open files and insert text.
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48 * Menu Bars:: Enabling and disabling the menu bar.
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49 * Tool Bars:: Enabling and disabling the tool bar.
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50 * Dialog Boxes:: Controlling use of dialog boxes.
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51 * Tooltips:: Displaying information at the current mouse position.
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52 * Mouse Avoidance:: Moving the mouse pointer out of the way.
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53 * Non-Window Terminals:: Multiple frames on terminals that show only one.
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54 * XTerm Mouse:: Using the mouse in an XTerm terminal emulator.
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55 @end menu
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56
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57 @node Mouse Commands
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58 @section Mouse Commands for Editing
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59 @cindex mouse buttons (what they do)
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60
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61 The mouse commands for selecting and copying a region are mostly
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62 compatible with the @code{xterm} program. You can use the same mouse
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63 commands for copying between Emacs and other window-based programs.
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64 Most of these commands also work in Emacs when you run it under an
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65 @code{xterm} terminal.
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67 @kindex DELETE @r{(and mouse selection)}
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68 If you select a region with any of these mouse commands, and then
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69 immediately afterward type the @key{DELETE} function key, it deletes the
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70 region that you selected. The @key{BACKSPACE} function key and the
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71 @acronym{ASCII} character @key{DEL} do not do this; if you type any other key
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72 in between the mouse command and @key{DELETE}, it does not do this.
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73
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74 @findex mouse-set-region
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75 @findex mouse-set-point
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76 @findex mouse-yank-at-click
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77 @findex mouse-save-then-click
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78 @kindex Mouse-1
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79 @kindex Mouse-2
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80 @kindex Mouse-3
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81 @table @kbd
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82 @item Mouse-1
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83 Move point to where you click (@code{mouse-set-point}).
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84 This is normally the left button.
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85
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86 @vindex x-mouse-click-focus-ignore-position
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87 Normally, Emacs does not distinguish between ordinary mouse clicks and
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88 clicks that select a frame. When you click on a frame to select it,
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89 that also changes the selected window and cursor position according to
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90 the mouse click position. On the X window system, you can change this
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91 behavior by setting the variable
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92 @code{x-mouse-click-focus-ignore-position} to @code{t}. Then the
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93 first click selects the frame, but does not affect the selected window
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94 or cursor position. If you click again in the same place, since that
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95 click will be in the selected frame, it will change the window or
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96 cursor position.
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97
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98 @item Drag-Mouse-1
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99 Set the region to the text you select by dragging, and copy it to the
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100 kill ring (@code{mouse-set-region}). You can specify both ends of the
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101 region with this single command.
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102
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103 @vindex mouse-scroll-min-lines
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104 If you move the mouse off the top or bottom of the window while
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105 dragging, the window scrolls at a steady rate until you move the mouse
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106 back into the window. This way, you can select regions that don't fit
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107 entirely on the screen. The number of lines scrolled per step depends
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108 on how far away from the window edge the mouse has gone; the variable
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109 @code{mouse-scroll-min-lines} specifies a minimum step size.
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111 @vindex mouse-drag-copy-region
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112 If the variable @code{mouse-drag-copy-region} is @code{nil}, this
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113 mouse command does not copy the selected region into the kill ring.
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115 @item Mouse-2
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116 Yank the last killed text, where you click (@code{mouse-yank-at-click}).
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117 This is normally the middle button.
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118
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119 @item Mouse-3
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120 This command, @code{mouse-save-then-kill}, has several functions
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121 depending on where you click and the status of the region.
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122
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123 The most basic case is when you click @kbd{Mouse-1} in one place and
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124 then @kbd{Mouse-3} in another. This selects the text between those two
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125 positions as the region. It also copies the new region to the kill
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126 ring, so that you can copy it to someplace else.
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127
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128 If you click @kbd{Mouse-1} in the text, scroll with the scroll bar, and
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129 then click @kbd{Mouse-3}, it remembers where point was before scrolling
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130 (where you put it with @kbd{Mouse-1}), and uses that position as the
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131 other end of the region. This is so that you can select a region that
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132 doesn't fit entirely on the screen.
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133
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134 More generally, if you do not have a highlighted region, @kbd{Mouse-3}
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135 selects the text between point and the click position as the region. It
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136 does this by setting the mark where point was, and moving point to where
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137 you click.
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138
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139 If you have a highlighted region, or if the region was set just before
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140 by dragging button 1, @kbd{Mouse-3} adjusts the nearer end of the region
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141 by moving it to where you click. The adjusted region's text also
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142 replaces the old region's text in the kill ring.
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143
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144 If you originally specified the region using a double or triple
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145 @kbd{Mouse-1}, so that the region is defined to consist of entire words
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146 or lines, then adjusting the region with @kbd{Mouse-3} also proceeds by
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147 entire words or lines.
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148
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149 If you use @kbd{Mouse-3} a second time consecutively, at the same place,
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150 that kills the region already selected.
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152 @item Double-Mouse-1
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153 This key sets the region around the word which you click on. If you
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154 click on a character with ``symbol'' syntax (such as underscore, in C
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155 mode), it sets the region around the symbol surrounding that character.
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156
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157 If you click on a character with open-parenthesis or close-parenthesis
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158 syntax, it sets the region around the parenthetical grouping
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159 which that character starts or ends. If you click on a character with
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160 string-delimiter syntax (such as a singlequote or doublequote in C), it
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161 sets the region around the string constant (using heuristics to figure
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162 out whether that character is the beginning or the end of it).
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163
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164 @item Double-Drag-Mouse-1
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165 This key selects a region made up of the words you drag across.
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166
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167 @item Triple-Mouse-1
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168 This key sets the region around the line you click on.
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169
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170 @item Triple-Drag-Mouse-1
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171 This key selects a region made up of the lines you drag across.
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172 @end table
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173
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174 The simplest way to kill text with the mouse is to press @kbd{Mouse-1}
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175 at one end, then press @kbd{Mouse-3} twice at the other end.
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176 @xref{Killing}. To copy the text into the kill ring without deleting it
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177 from the buffer, press @kbd{Mouse-3} just once---or just drag across the
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178 text with @kbd{Mouse-1}. Then you can copy it elsewhere by yanking it.
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179
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180 @vindex mouse-yank-at-point
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181 To yank the killed or copied text somewhere else, move the mouse there
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182 and press @kbd{Mouse-2}. @xref{Yanking}. However, if
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183 @code{mouse-yank-at-point} is non-@code{nil}, @kbd{Mouse-2} yanks at
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184 point. Then it does not matter where you click, or even which of the
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185 frame's windows you click on. The default value is @code{nil}. This
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186 variable also affects yanking the secondary selection.
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187
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188 @cindex cutting and X
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189 @cindex pasting and X
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190 @cindex X cutting and pasting
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191 To copy text to another X window, kill it or save it in the kill ring.
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192 Under X, this also sets the @dfn{primary selection}. Then use the
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193 ``paste'' or ``yank'' command of the program operating the other window
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194 to insert the text from the selection.
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195
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196 To copy text from another X window, use the ``cut'' or ``copy''
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197 command of the program operating the other window, to select the text
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200 The standard coding system for X selections is
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201 @code{compound-text-with-extensions}. To specify another coding
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202 system for X selections, use @kbd{C-x @key{RET} x} or @kbd{C-x
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203 @key{RET} X}. @xref{Specify Coding}.
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205 @cindex primary selection
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206 @cindex cut buffer
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207 @cindex selection, primary
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208 @vindex x-cut-buffer-max
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209 When Emacs puts text into the kill ring, or rotates text to the front
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210 of the kill ring, it sets the @dfn{primary selection} in the X server.
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211 This is how other X clients can access the text. Emacs also stores the
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212 text in the cut buffer, but only if the text is short enough
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213 (the value of @code{x-cut-buffer-max} specifies the maximum number of
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214 characters); putting long strings in the cut buffer can be slow.
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216 The commands to yank the first entry in the kill ring actually check
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217 first for a primary selection in another program; after that, they check
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218 for text in the cut buffer. If neither of those sources provides text
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219 to yank, the kill ring contents are used.
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220
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221 @node Secondary Selection
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222 @section Secondary Selection
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223 @cindex secondary selection
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225 The @dfn{secondary selection} is another way of selecting text using
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226 X. It does not use point or the mark, so you can use it to kill text
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228
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229 @table @kbd
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230 @findex mouse-set-secondary
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231 @kindex M-Drag-Mouse-1
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232 @item M-Drag-Mouse-1
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233 Set the secondary selection, with one end at the place where you press
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234 down the button, and the other end at the place where you release it
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235 (@code{mouse-set-secondary}). The highlighting appears and changes as
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236 you drag. You can control the appearance of the highlighting by
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237 customizing the @code{secondary-selection} face (@pxref{Face
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238 Customization}).
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240 If you move the mouse off the top or bottom of the window while
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241 dragging, the window scrolls at a steady rate until you move the mouse
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242 back into the window. This way, you can mark regions that don't fit
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245 This way of setting the secondary selection does not alter the kill ring.
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246
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247 @findex mouse-start-secondary
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248 @kindex M-Mouse-1
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249 @item M-Mouse-1
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250 Set one endpoint for the @dfn{secondary selection}
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251 (@code{mouse-start-secondary}).
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252
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253 @findex mouse-secondary-save-then-kill
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254 @kindex M-Mouse-3
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255 @item M-Mouse-3
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256 Make a secondary selection, using the place specified with @kbd{M-Mouse-1}
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257 as the other end (@code{mouse-secondary-save-then-kill}). This also
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258 puts the selected text in the kill ring. A second click at the same
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259 place kills the secondary selection just made.
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261 @findex mouse-yank-secondary
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262 @kindex M-Mouse-2
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263 @item M-Mouse-2
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264 Insert the secondary selection where you click
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265 (@code{mouse-yank-secondary}). This places point at the end of the
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266 yanked text.
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267 @end table
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268
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269 Double or triple clicking of @kbd{M-Mouse-1} operates on words and
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270 lines, much like @kbd{Mouse-1}.
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272 If @code{mouse-yank-at-point} is non-@code{nil}, @kbd{M-Mouse-2}
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274 that matters is which window you click on. @xref{Mouse Commands}.
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276 @node Clipboard
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277 @section Using the Clipboard
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278 @cindex X clipboard
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279 @cindex clipboard
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280 @vindex x-select-enable-clipboard
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281 @findex menu-bar-enable-clipboard
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282 @cindex OpenWindows
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283 @cindex Gnome
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284
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285 Apart from the primary and secondary selection types, X supports a
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286 @dfn{clipboard} selection type which is used by some applications,
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287 particularly under OpenWindows and Gnome.
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288
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289 The command @kbd{M-x menu-bar-enable-clipboard} makes the @code{Cut},
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290 @code{Paste} and @code{Copy} menu items, as well as the keys of the same
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291 names, all use the clipboard.
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292
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293 You can customize the variable @code{x-select-enable-clipboard} to make
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294 the Emacs yank functions consult the clipboard before the primary
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295 selection, and to make the kill functions to store in the clipboard as
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296 well as the primary selection. Otherwise they do not access the
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297 clipboard at all. Using the clipboard is the default on MS-Windows,
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298 unlike most systems.
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299
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300 @node Mouse References
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301 @section Following References with the Mouse
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302 @kindex Mouse-1 @r{(selection)}
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303 @kindex Mouse-2 @r{(selection)}
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305 Some read-only Emacs buffers include references you can follow, or
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306 commands you can activate. These include names of files, of buffers,
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307 of possible completions, of matches for a pattern, as well as the
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308 buttons in Help buffers and customization buffers. You can follow the
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309 reference or activate the command by moving point to it and typing
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310 @key{RET}. You can also do this with the mouse, using either
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311 @kbd{Mouse-1} or @kbd{Mouse-2}.
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313 Since yanking text into a read-only buffer is not allowed, these
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314 buffers generally define @kbd{Mouse-2} to follow a reference or
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315 activate a command. For example, if you click @kbd{Mouse-2} on a file
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316 name in a Dired buffer, you visit that file. If you click
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317 @kbd{Mouse-2} on an error message in the @samp{*Compilation*} buffer,
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318 you go to the source code for that error message. If you click
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319 @kbd{Mouse-2} on a completion in the @samp{*Completions*} buffer, you
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320 choose that completion.
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321
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322 However, most applications use @kbd{Mouse-1} to do this sort of
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323 thing, so Emacs implements this too. If you click @kbd{Mouse-1}
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324 quickly on a reference or button, it follows or activates. If you
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325 click slowly, it moves point as usual. Dragging, meaning moving the
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326 mouse while it is held down, also has its usual behavior of setting
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327 the region.
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329 @vindex mouse-1-click-in-non-selected-windows
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330 Normally, the @kbd{Mouse-1} click behavior is performed on links in
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331 any window. The variable @code{mouse-1-click-in-non-selected-windows}
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332 controls whether @kbd{Mouse-1} has this behavior even in non-selected
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333 windows, or only in the selected window.
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334
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335 @vindex mouse-highlight
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336 You can usually tell when @kbd{Mouse-1} and @kbd{Mouse-2} have this
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337 special sort of meaning because the sensitive text highlights when you
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338 move the mouse over it. The variable @code{mouse-highlight} controls
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339 whether to do this highlighting always (even when such text appears
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340 where the mouse already is), never, or only immediately after you move
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341 the mouse.
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342
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343 @vindex mouse-1-click-follows-link
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344 In Emacs versions before 22, only @kbd{Mouse-2} follows links and
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345 @kbd{Mouse-1} always sets points. If you prefer this behavior, set
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346 the variable @code{mouse-1-click-follows-link} to @code{nil}. This
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347 variable also lets you choose various other alternatives for following
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348 links with the mouse. Type @kbd{C-h v mouse-1-click-follows-link @key{RET}}
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349 for more details.
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350
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351 @node Menu Mouse Clicks
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352 @section Mouse Clicks for Menus
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354 Mouse clicks modified with the @key{CTRL} and @key{SHIFT} keys
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356
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357 @table @kbd
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358 @item C-Mouse-1
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359 @kindex C-Mouse-1
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360 This menu is for selecting a buffer.
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362 The MSB (``mouse select buffer'') global minor mode makes this
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363 menu smarter and more customizable. @xref{Buffer Menus}.
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364
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365 @item C-Mouse-2
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366 @kindex C-Mouse-2
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367 This menu is for specifying faces and other text properties
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368 for editing formatted text. @xref{Formatted Text}.
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369
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370 @item C-Mouse-3
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371 @kindex C-Mouse-3
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372 This menu is mode-specific. For most modes if Menu-bar mode is on,
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373 this menu has the same items as all the mode-specific menu-bar menus
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374 put together. Some modes may specify a different menu for this
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375 button.@footnote{Some systems use @kbd{Mouse-3} for a mode-specific
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376 menu. We took a survey of users, and found they preferred to keep
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377 @kbd{Mouse-3} for selecting and killing regions. Hence the decision
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378 to use @kbd{C-Mouse-3} for this menu. To use @kbd{Mouse-3} instead,
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379 do @code{(global-set-key [mouse-3] 'mouse-popup-menubar-stuff)}.} If
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380 Menu-bar mode is off, this menu contains all the items which would be
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381 present in the menu bar---not just the mode-specific ones---so that
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382 you can access them without having to display the menu bar.
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383
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384 @item S-Mouse-1
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385 This menu is for specifying the frame's principal font.
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386 @end table
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387
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388 @node Mode Line Mouse
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389 @section Mode Line Mouse Commands
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390 @cindex mode line, mouse
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391 @cindex mouse on mode line
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392
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393 You can use mouse clicks on window mode lines to select and manipulate
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394 windows.
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396 Some areas of the mode line, such as the buffer name and the major
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397 mode name, have their own special mouse bindings. These areas are
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398 highlighted when you hold the mouse over them, and information about
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399 the special bindings will be displayed (@pxref{Tooltips}).
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400
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401 You can also click on areas of the mode line that do not have
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402 special mouse bindings of their own. This has the following effects:
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403
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404 @table @kbd
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405 @item Mouse-1
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406 @kindex Mouse-1 @r{(mode line)}
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407 @kbd{Mouse-1} on a mode line selects the window it belongs to. By
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408 dragging @kbd{Mouse-1} on the mode line, you can move it, thus
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409 changing the height of the windows above and below.
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411 @item Mouse-2
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412 @kindex Mouse-2 @r{(mode line)}
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413 @kbd{Mouse-2} on a mode line expands that window to fill its frame.
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414
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415 @item Mouse-3
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416 @kindex Mouse-3 @r{(mode line)}
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417 @kbd{Mouse-3} on a mode line deletes the window it belongs to. If the
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418 frame has only one window, it buries the current buffer instead, and
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419 switches to another buffer.
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421 @item C-Mouse-2
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422 @kindex C-mouse-2 @r{(mode line)}
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423 @kbd{C-Mouse-2} on a mode line splits the window above
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424 horizontally, above the place in the mode line where you click.
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425 @end table
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426
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427 @kindex C-Mouse-2 @r{(scroll bar)}
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428 @kbd{C-Mouse-2} on a scroll bar splits the corresponding window
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429 vertically. @xref{Split Window}.
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430
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431 @node Creating Frames
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432 @section Creating Frames
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433 @cindex creating frames
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434
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435 @kindex C-x 5
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436 The prefix key @kbd{C-x 5} is analogous to @kbd{C-x 4}, with parallel
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437 subcommands. The difference is that @kbd{C-x 5} commands create a new
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438 frame rather than just a new window in the selected frame (@pxref{Pop
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439 Up Window}). If an existing visible or iconified frame already displays
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440 the requested material, these commands use the existing frame, after
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441 raising or deiconifying as necessary.
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442
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443 The various @kbd{C-x 5} commands differ in how they find or create the
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444 buffer to select:
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445
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446 @table @kbd
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447 @item C-x 5 2
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448 @kindex C-x 5 2
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449 @findex make-frame-command
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450 Create a new frame (@code{make-frame-command}).
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451 @item C-x 5 b @var{bufname} @key{RET}
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452 Select buffer @var{bufname} in another frame. This runs
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453 @code{switch-to-buffer-other-frame}.
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454 @item C-x 5 f @var{filename} @key{RET}
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455 Visit file @var{filename} and select its buffer in another frame. This
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456 runs @code{find-file-other-frame}. @xref{Visiting}.
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457 @item C-x 5 d @var{directory} @key{RET}
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458 Select a Dired buffer for directory @var{directory} in another frame.
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459 This runs @code{dired-other-frame}. @xref{Dired}.
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460 @item C-x 5 m
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461 Start composing a mail message in another frame. This runs
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462 @code{mail-other-frame}. It is the other-frame variant of @kbd{C-x m}.
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463 @xref{Sending Mail}.
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464 @item C-x 5 .
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465 Find a tag in the current tag table in another frame. This runs
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466 @code{find-tag-other-frame}, the multiple-frame variant of @kbd{M-.}.
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467 @xref{Tags}.
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468 @item C-x 5 r @var{filename} @key{RET}
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469 @kindex C-x 5 r
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470 @findex find-file-read-only-other-frame
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471 Visit file @var{filename} read-only, and select its buffer in another
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472 frame. This runs @code{find-file-read-only-other-frame}.
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473 @xref{Visiting}.
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474 @end table
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475
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476 @cindex default-frame-alist
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477 @cindex initial-frame-alist
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478 You can control the appearance of new frames you create by setting the
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479 frame parameters in @code{default-frame-alist}. You can use the
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480 variable @code{initial-frame-alist} to specify parameters that affect
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481 only the initial frame. @xref{Initial Parameters,,, elisp, The Emacs
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482 Lisp Reference Manual}, for more information.
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483
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484 @cindex font (default)
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485 The easiest way to specify the principal font for all your Emacs
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486 frames is with an X resource (@pxref{Font X}), but you can also do it by
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487 modifying @code{default-frame-alist} to specify the @code{font}
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488 parameter, as shown here:
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489
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490 @example
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491 (add-to-list 'default-frame-alist '(font . "10x20"))
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492 @end example
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494 @noindent
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495 Here's a similar example for specifying a foreground color:
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496
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497 @example
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498 (add-to-list 'default-frame-alist '(background-color . "blue"))
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499 @end example
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500
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501
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502 @node Frame Commands
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503 @section Frame Commands
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504
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505 The following commands let you create, delete and operate on frames:
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506
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507 @table @kbd
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508 @item C-z
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509 @kindex C-z @r{(X windows)}
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510 @findex iconify-or-deiconify-frame
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511 Iconify the selected Emacs frame (@code{iconify-or-deiconify-frame}).
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512 The normal meaning of @kbd{C-z}, to suspend Emacs, is not useful under a
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513 window system, so it has a different binding in that case.
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514
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515 If you type this command on an Emacs frame's icon, it deiconifies the frame.
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516
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517 @item C-x 5 0
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518 @kindex C-x 5 0
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519 @findex delete-frame
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520 Delete the selected frame (@code{delete-frame}). This is not allowed if
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521 there is only one frame.
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522
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523 @item C-x 5 o
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524 @kindex C-x 5 o
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525 @findex other-frame
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526 Select another frame, raise it, and warp the mouse to it so that it
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527 stays selected. If you repeat this command, it cycles through all the
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528 frames on your terminal.
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529
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530 @item C-x 5 1
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531 @kindex C-x 5 1
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532 @findex delete-other-frames
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533 Delete all frames except the selected one.
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534 @end table
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535
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536 @vindex focus-follows-mouse
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537 To make the command @kbd{C-x 5 o} work properly, you must tell Emacs
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538 how the system (or the window manager) generally handles
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539 focus-switching between windows. There are two possibilities: either
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540 simply moving the mouse onto a window selects it (gives it focus), or
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541 you have to click on it in a suitable way to do so. Unfortunately
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542 there is no way Emacs can find out automatically which way the system
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543 handles this, so you have to explicitly say, by setting the variable
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544 @code{focus-follows-mouse}. If just moving the mouse onto a window
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545 selects it, that variable should be @code{t}; if a click is necessary,
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546 the variable should be @code{nil}.
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547
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548 @node Speedbar
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549 @section Making and Using a Speedbar Frame
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550 @cindex speedbar
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551
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552 An Emacs frame can have a @dfn{speedbar}, which is a vertical window
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553 that serves as a scrollable menu of files you could visit and tags
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554 within those files. To create a speedbar, type @kbd{M-x speedbar}; this
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555 creates a speedbar window for the selected frame. From then on, you can
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556 click on a file name in the speedbar to visit that file in the
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557 corresponding Emacs frame, or click on a tag name to jump to that tag in
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558 the Emacs frame.
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559
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560 Initially the speedbar lists the immediate contents of the current
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561 directory, one file per line. Each line also has a box, @samp{[+]} or
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562 @samp{<+>}, that you can click on with @kbd{Mouse-2} to ``open up'' the
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563 contents of that item. If the line names a directory, opening it adds
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564 the contents of that directory to the speedbar display, underneath the
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565 directory's own line. If the line lists an ordinary file, opening it up
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566 adds a list of the tags in that file to the speedbar display. When a
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567 file is opened up, the @samp{[+]} changes to @samp{[-]}; you can click
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568 on that box to ``close up'' that file (hide its contents).
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569
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570 Some major modes, including Rmail mode, Info, and GUD, have
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571 specialized ways of putting useful items into the speedbar for you to
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572 select. For example, in Rmail mode, the speedbar shows a list of Rmail
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573 files, and lets you move the current message to another Rmail file by
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574 clicking on its @samp{<M>} box.
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575
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576 A speedbar belongs to one Emacs frame, and always operates on that
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577 frame. If you use multiple frames, you can make a speedbar for some or
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578 all of the frames; type @kbd{M-x speedbar} in any given frame to make a
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579 speedbar for it.
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580
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581 @node Multiple Displays
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582 @section Multiple Displays
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583 @cindex multiple displays
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584
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585 A single Emacs can talk to more than one X display. Initially, Emacs
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586 uses just one display---the one specified with the @env{DISPLAY}
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587 environment variable or with the @samp{--display} option (@pxref{Initial
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588 Options}). To connect to another display, use the command
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589 @code{make-frame-on-display}:
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590
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591 @findex make-frame-on-display
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592 @table @kbd
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593 @item M-x make-frame-on-display @key{RET} @var{display} @key{RET}
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594 Create a new frame on display @var{display}.
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595 @end table
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596
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597 A single X server can handle more than one screen. When you open
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598 frames on two screens belonging to one server, Emacs knows they share a
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599 single keyboard, and it treats all the commands arriving from these
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600 screens as a single stream of input.
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601
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602 When you open frames on different X servers, Emacs makes a separate
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603 input stream for each server. This way, two users can type
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604 simultaneously on the two displays, and Emacs will not garble their
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605 input. Each server also has its own selected frame. The commands you
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606 enter with a particular X server apply to that server's selected frame.
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607
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608 Despite these features, people using the same Emacs job from different
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609 displays can still interfere with each other if they are not careful.
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610 For example, if any one types @kbd{C-x C-c}, that exits the Emacs job
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611 for all of them!
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612
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613 @node Special Buffer Frames
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614 @section Special Buffer Frames
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615
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616 @vindex special-display-buffer-names
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617 You can make certain chosen buffers, for which Emacs normally creates
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618 a second window when you have just one window, appear in special frames
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619 of their own. To do this, set the variable
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620 @code{special-display-buffer-names} to a list of buffer names; any
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621 buffer whose name is in that list automatically gets a special frame,
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622 when an Emacs command wants to display it ``in another window.''
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623
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624 For example, if you set the variable this way,
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625
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626 @example
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627 (setq special-display-buffer-names
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628 '("*Completions*" "*grep*" "*tex-shell*"))
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629 @end example
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630
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631 @noindent
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632 then completion lists, @code{grep} output and the @TeX{} mode shell
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633 buffer get individual frames of their own. These frames, and the
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634 windows in them, are never automatically split or reused for any other
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635 buffers. They continue to show the buffers they were created for,
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636 unless you alter them by hand. Killing the special buffer deletes its
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637 frame automatically.
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638
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639 @vindex special-display-regexps
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640 More generally, you can set @code{special-display-regexps} to a list
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641 of regular expressions; then a buffer gets its own frame if its name
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642 matches any of those regular expressions. (Once again, this applies only
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643 to buffers that normally get displayed for you in a separate window.)
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644
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645 @vindex special-display-frame-alist
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646 The variable @code{special-display-frame-alist} specifies the frame
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647 parameters for these frames. It has a default value, so you don't need
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648 to set it.
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649
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650 For those who know Lisp, an element of
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651 @code{special-display-buffer-names} or @code{special-display-regexps}
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652 can also be a list. Then the first element is the buffer name or
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653 regular expression; the rest of the list specifies how to create the
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654 frame. It can be an association list specifying frame parameter
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655 values; these values take precedence over parameter values specified
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656 in @code{special-display-frame-alist}. If you specify the symbol
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657 @code{same-window} as a ``frame parameter'' in this list, with a
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658 non-@code{nil} value, that means to use the selected window if
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659 possible. If you use the symbol @code{same-frame} as a ``frame
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660 parameter'' in this list, with a non-@code{nil} value, that means to
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661 use the selected frame if possible.
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662
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663 Alternatively, the value can have this form:
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664
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665 @example
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666 (@var{function} @var{args}...)
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667 @end example
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668
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669 @noindent
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670 where @var{function} is a symbol. Then the frame is constructed by
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671 calling @var{function}; its first argument is the buffer, and its
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672 remaining arguments are @var{args}.
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673
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674 An analogous feature lets you specify buffers which should be
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675 displayed in the selected window. @xref{Force Same Window}. The
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676 same-window feature takes precedence over the special-frame feature;
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677 therefore, if you add a buffer name to
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678 @code{special-display-buffer-names} and it has no effect, check to see
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679 whether that feature is also in use for the same buffer name.
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680
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681 @node Frame Parameters
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682 @section Setting Frame Parameters
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683 @cindex Auto-Raise mode
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684 @cindex Auto-Lower mode
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685
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686 This section describes commands for altering the display style and
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687 window management behavior of the selected frame.
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688
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689 @findex set-foreground-color
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690 @findex set-background-color
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691 @findex set-cursor-color
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692 @findex set-mouse-color
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693 @findex set-border-color
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694 @findex auto-raise-mode
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695 @findex auto-lower-mode
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696 @cindex colors
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697 @table @kbd
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698 @item M-x set-foreground-color @key{RET} @var{color} @key{RET}
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699 Specify color @var{color} for the foreground of the selected frame.
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700 (This also changes the foreground color of the default face.) You can
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701 specify @var{color} either by its symbolic name or by its RGB
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702 numerical specification@footnote{
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703 See the X Window System documentation for more details. On a typical
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704 GNU or Unix system, the command @kbd{man 7 X} or @kbd{man -s 7 X} will
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705 display the X manual page that explains how to specify colors.}.
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706
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707 @item M-x set-background-color @key{RET} @var{color} @key{RET}
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708 Specify color @var{color} for the background of the selected frame.
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709 (This also changes the background color of the default face.)
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710
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711 @item M-x set-cursor-color @key{RET} @var{color} @key{RET}
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712 Specify color @var{color} for the cursor of the selected frame.
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713
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714 @item M-x set-mouse-color @key{RET} @var{color} @key{RET}
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715 Specify color @var{color} for the mouse cursor when it is over the
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716 selected frame.
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717
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718 @item M-x set-border-color @key{RET} @var{color} @key{RET}
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719 Specify color @var{color} for the border of the selected frame.
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720
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721 @item M-x list-colors-display
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722 Display the defined color names and show what the colors look like.
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723 This command is somewhat slow. @xref{Colors, list-colors-display,
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724 Display available colors}.
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725
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726 @item M-x auto-raise-mode
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727 Toggle whether or not the selected frame should auto-raise. Auto-raise
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728 means that every time you move the mouse onto the frame, it raises the
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729 frame.
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730
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731 Note that this auto-raise feature is implemented by Emacs itself. Some
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732 window managers also implement auto-raise. If you enable auto-raise for
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733 Emacs frames in your X window manager, it should work, but it is beyond
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734 Emacs's control and therefore @code{auto-raise-mode} has no effect on
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735 it.
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736
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737 @item M-x auto-lower-mode
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738 Toggle whether or not the selected frame should auto-lower.
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739 Auto-lower means that every time you move the mouse off the frame,
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740 the frame moves to the bottom of the stack of X windows.
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741
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742 The command @code{auto-lower-mode} has no effect on auto-lower
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743 implemented by the X window manager. To control that, you must use
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744 the appropriate window manager features.
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745
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746 @findex set-frame-font
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747 @item M-x set-frame-font @key{RET} @var{font} @key{RET}
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748 @cindex font (principal)
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749 Specify font @var{font} as the principal font for the selected frame.
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750 The principal font controls several face attributes of the
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751 @code{default} face (@pxref{Faces}). For example, if the principal font
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752 has a height of 12 pt, all text will be drawn in 12 pt fonts, unless you
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753 use another face that specifies a different height. @xref{Font X}, for
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754 ways to list the available fonts on your system.
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755
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756 @kindex S-Mouse-1
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757 You can also set a frame's principal font through a pop-up menu.
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758 Press @kbd{S-Mouse-1} to activate this menu.
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759 @end table
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760
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761 In Emacs versions that use an X toolkit, the color-setting and
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762 font-setting functions don't affect menus and the menu bar, since they
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763 are displayed by their own widget classes. To change the appearance of
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608e18d9fb18 Fix cross-references to "Resources".
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parents: 40527
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764 the menus and menu bar, you must use X resources (@pxref{Resources}).
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eb194a8d11de "Colors X" -> "Colors".
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 41486
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765 @xref{Colors}, regarding colors. @xref{Font X}, regarding choice of
25829
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766 font.
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767
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 38205
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768 Colors, fonts, and other attributes of the frame's display can also
80a860105400 (Creating Frame): One more example of using default-frame-alist.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 38205
diff changeset
769 be customized by setting frame parameters in the variable
80a860105400 (Creating Frame): One more example of using default-frame-alist.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 38205
diff changeset
770 @code{default-frame-alist} (@pxref{Creating Frames}). For a detailed
80a860105400 (Creating Frame): One more example of using default-frame-alist.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 38205
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771 description of frame parameters and customization, see @ref{Frame
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772 Parameters,,, elisp, The Emacs Lisp Reference Manual}.
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773
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774 @node Scroll Bars
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parents:
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775 @section Scroll Bars
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parents:
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776 @cindex Scroll Bar mode
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parents:
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777 @cindex mode, Scroll Bar
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
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778
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
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779 When using X, Emacs normally makes a @dfn{scroll bar} at the left of
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parents: 25829
diff changeset
780 each Emacs window.@footnote{Placing it at the left is usually more
d9c8c29ec5c4 Features may work other than under X.
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents: 25829
diff changeset
781 useful with overlapping frames with text starting at the left margin.}
d9c8c29ec5c4 Features may work other than under X.
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parents: 25829
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782 The scroll bar runs the height of the window, and shows a moving
d9c8c29ec5c4 Features may work other than under X.
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents: 25829
diff changeset
783 rectangular inner box which represents the portion of the buffer
d9c8c29ec5c4 Features may work other than under X.
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents: 25829
diff changeset
784 currently displayed. The entire height of the scroll bar represents the
d9c8c29ec5c4 Features may work other than under X.
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents: 25829
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785 entire length of the buffer.
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parents:
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786
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parents:
diff changeset
787 You can use @kbd{Mouse-2} (normally, the middle button) in the scroll
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
788 bar to move or drag the inner box up and down. If you move it to the
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parents:
diff changeset
789 top of the scroll bar, you see the top of the buffer. If you move it to
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parents:
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790 the bottom of the scroll bar, you see the bottom of the buffer.
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
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791
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
792 The left and right buttons in the scroll bar scroll by controlled
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parents:
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793 increments. @kbd{Mouse-1} (normally, the left button) moves the line at
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
794 the level where you click up to the top of the window. @kbd{Mouse-3}
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
795 (normally, the right button) moves the line at the top of the window
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
796 down to the level where you click. By clicking repeatedly in the same
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
797 place, you can scroll by the same distance over and over.
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parents:
diff changeset
798
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e62b4de1b18d (Secondary Selection): Setting the secondary selection with
Luc Teirlinck <teirllm@auburn.edu>
parents: 53950
diff changeset
799 You can also click @kbd{C-Mouse-2} in the scroll bar to split a
e62b4de1b18d (Secondary Selection): Setting the secondary selection with
Luc Teirlinck <teirllm@auburn.edu>
parents: 53950
diff changeset
800 window vertically. The split occurs on the line where you click.
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801
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parents:
diff changeset
802 @findex scroll-bar-mode
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parents: 25829
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803 @vindex scroll-bar-mode
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804 You can enable or disable Scroll Bar mode with the command @kbd{M-x
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parents:
diff changeset
805 scroll-bar-mode}. With no argument, it toggles the use of scroll bars.
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parents:
diff changeset
806 With an argument, it turns use of scroll bars on if and only if the
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diff changeset
807 argument is positive. This command applies to all frames, including
59798
0816b427495a Don't say just "option" when talking about variables.
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parents: 59153
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808 frames yet to be created. Customize the variable @code{scroll-bar-mode}
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d9c8c29ec5c4 Features may work other than under X.
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents: 25829
diff changeset
809 to control the use of scroll bars at startup. You can use it to specify
d9c8c29ec5c4 Features may work other than under X.
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parents: 25829
diff changeset
810 that they are placed at the right of windows if you prefer that. You
58838
50d6654dfa79 (Scroll Bars): The option `scroll-bar-mode' has to be set through Custom.
Luc Teirlinck <teirllm@auburn.edu>
parents: 58539
diff changeset
811 have to set this variable through the @samp{Customize} interface
50d6654dfa79 (Scroll Bars): The option `scroll-bar-mode' has to be set through Custom.
Luc Teirlinck <teirllm@auburn.edu>
parents: 58539
diff changeset
812 (@pxref{Easy Customization}). Otherwise, it will not work properly.
50d6654dfa79 (Scroll Bars): The option `scroll-bar-mode' has to be set through Custom.
Luc Teirlinck <teirllm@auburn.edu>
parents: 58539
diff changeset
813 You can use the X resource @samp{verticalScrollBars} to control the
50d6654dfa79 (Scroll Bars): The option `scroll-bar-mode' has to be set through Custom.
Luc Teirlinck <teirllm@auburn.edu>
parents: 58539
diff changeset
814 initial setting of Scroll Bar mode similarly. @xref{Resources}.
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815
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816 @findex toggle-scroll-bar
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817 To enable or disable scroll bars for just the selected frame, use the
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c69907b4eb03 Minor cleanup.
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parents: 43561
diff changeset
818 command @kbd{M-x toggle-scroll-bar}.
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parents:
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819
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d6339c5b09f1 (Scroll Bars): Document the scroll-bar-width frame parameter.
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parents: 36864
diff changeset
820 @vindex scroll-bar-width
d6339c5b09f1 (Scroll Bars): Document the scroll-bar-width frame parameter.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 36864
diff changeset
821 @cindex width of the scroll bar
d6339c5b09f1 (Scroll Bars): Document the scroll-bar-width frame parameter.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 36864
diff changeset
822 You can control the scroll bar width by changing the value of the
d6339c5b09f1 (Scroll Bars): Document the scroll-bar-width frame parameter.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 36864
diff changeset
823 @code{scroll-bar-width} frame parameter.
d6339c5b09f1 (Scroll Bars): Document the scroll-bar-width frame parameter.
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parents: 36864
diff changeset
824
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825 @node Wheeled Mice
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parents: 35954
diff changeset
826 @section Scrolling With ``Wheeled'' Mice
27224
d9c8c29ec5c4 Features may work other than under X.
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827
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3a9de976b35c Delete info on Font Lock Support Modes.
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parents: 35954
diff changeset
828 @cindex mouse wheel
36864
f9e2a2533bef mouse-wheel-mode
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diff changeset
829 @cindex wheel, mouse
f9e2a2533bef mouse-wheel-mode
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parents: 36729
diff changeset
830 @findex mouse-wheel-mode
f9e2a2533bef mouse-wheel-mode
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parents: 36729
diff changeset
831 @cindex Mouse Wheel minor mode
f9e2a2533bef mouse-wheel-mode
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parents: 36729
diff changeset
832 @cindex mode, Mouse Wheel
f9e2a2533bef mouse-wheel-mode
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parents: 36729
diff changeset
833 Some mice have a ``wheel'' instead of a third button. You can
f9e2a2533bef mouse-wheel-mode
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parents: 36729
diff changeset
834 usually click the wheel to act as either @kbd{Mouse-2} or
f9e2a2533bef mouse-wheel-mode
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parents: 36729
diff changeset
835 @kbd{Mouse-3}, depending on the setup. You can also use the wheel to
36156
3a9de976b35c Delete info on Font Lock Support Modes.
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parents: 35954
diff changeset
836 scroll windows instead of using the scroll bar or keyboard commands.
60793
de810f6e8193 (Wheeled Mice): Mouse wheel support on by default.
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parents: 60254
diff changeset
837 Mouse wheel support only works if the system generates appropriate
de810f6e8193 (Wheeled Mice): Mouse wheel support on by default.
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parents: 60254
diff changeset
838 events; whenever possible, it is turned on by default. To toggle this
de810f6e8193 (Wheeled Mice): Mouse wheel support on by default.
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parents: 60254
diff changeset
839 feature, use @kbd{M-x mouse-wheel-mode}.
27224
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parents: 25829
diff changeset
840
35875
348cbace7a4f Update mouse-wheel section.
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parents: 35730
diff changeset
841 @vindex mouse-wheel-follow-mouse
348cbace7a4f Update mouse-wheel section.
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parents: 35730
diff changeset
842 @vindex mouse-wheel-scroll-amount
60793
de810f6e8193 (Wheeled Mice): Mouse wheel support on by default.
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parents: 60254
diff changeset
843 @vindex mouse-wheel-progressive-speed
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3a9de976b35c Delete info on Font Lock Support Modes.
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parents: 35954
diff changeset
844 The variables @code{mouse-wheel-follow-mouse} and
35875
348cbace7a4f Update mouse-wheel section.
Miles Bader <miles@gnu.org>
parents: 35730
diff changeset
845 @code{mouse-wheel-scroll-amount} determine where and by how much
60793
de810f6e8193 (Wheeled Mice): Mouse wheel support on by default.
Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
parents: 60254
diff changeset
846 buffers are scrolled. The variable
de810f6e8193 (Wheeled Mice): Mouse wheel support on by default.
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parents: 60254
diff changeset
847 @code{mouse-wheel-progressive-speed} determines whether the the scroll
de810f6e8193 (Wheeled Mice): Mouse wheel support on by default.
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parents: 60254
diff changeset
848 speed is linked to how fast you move the wheel.
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849
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850 @node Drag and Drop
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parents: 59798
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851 @section Drag and Drop
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852 @cindex drag and drop
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853
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parents: 59888
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854 Emacs supports @dfn{drag and drop} using the mouse. For instance,
cf9f0edc8d20 (Frames, Drag and Drop): Fix typos.
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parents: 59888
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855 dropping text onto an Emacs frame inserts the text where it is dropped.
cf9f0edc8d20 (Frames, Drag and Drop): Fix typos.
Lute Kamstra <lute@gnu.org>
parents: 59888
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856 Dropping a file onto an Emacs frame visits that file. As a special
cf9f0edc8d20 (Frames, Drag and Drop): Fix typos.
Lute Kamstra <lute@gnu.org>
parents: 59888
diff changeset
857 case, dropping the file on a Dired buffer moves or copies the file
cf9f0edc8d20 (Frames, Drag and Drop): Fix typos.
Lute Kamstra <lute@gnu.org>
parents: 59888
diff changeset
858 (according to the conventions of the application it came from) into the
cf9f0edc8d20 (Frames, Drag and Drop): Fix typos.
Lute Kamstra <lute@gnu.org>
parents: 59888
diff changeset
859 directory displayed in that buffer.
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139b571400ce * frames.texi (Drag and drop): New section.
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parents: 53191
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860
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parents: 59798
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861 @vindex x-dnd-open-file-other-window
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parents: 59798
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862 Dropping a file normally visits it in the window you drop it on. If
712b121904b3 (Frames): Delete unnecessary mention of Windows.
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parents: 59798
diff changeset
863 you prefer to visit the file in a new window in such cases, customize
712b121904b3 (Frames): Delete unnecessary mention of Windows.
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parents: 59798
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864 the variable @code{x-dnd-open-file-other-window}.
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865
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866 @ignore
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867 @c ??? To Lisp manual
56853
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diff changeset
868 @vindex x-dnd-test-function
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parents: 56822
diff changeset
869 @vindex x-dnd-known-types
f9d80356b497 * frames.texi (Drag and drop): Add documentation about
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parents: 56822
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870 When a user drags something from another application over Emacs, that other
f9d80356b497 * frames.texi (Drag and drop): Add documentation about
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parents: 56822
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871 application expects Emacs to tell it if Emacs can handle the data that is
f9d80356b497 * frames.texi (Drag and drop): Add documentation about
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parents: 56822
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872 dragged. The variable @code{x-dnd-test-function} is used by Emacs to determine
f9d80356b497 * frames.texi (Drag and drop): Add documentation about
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parents: 56822
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873 what to reply. The default value is @code{x-dnd-default-test-function}
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parents: 56822
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874 which accepts drops if the type of the data to be dropped is present in
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875 @code{x-dnd-known-types}. You can customize @code{x-dnd-test-function} and/or
f9d80356b497 * frames.texi (Drag and drop): Add documentation about
Jan Djärv <jan.h.d@swipnet.se>
parents: 56822
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876 @code{x-dnd-known-types} if you want Emacs to accept or reject drops based
f9d80356b497 * frames.texi (Drag and drop): Add documentation about
Jan Djärv <jan.h.d@swipnet.se>
parents: 56822
diff changeset
877 on some other criteria.
f9d80356b497 * frames.texi (Drag and drop): Add documentation about
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parents: 56822
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878
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parents: 53191
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879 @vindex x-dnd-types-alist
53795
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parents: 53794
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880 If you want to change the way Emacs handles drop of different types
59888
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881 or add a new type, customize @code{x-dnd-types-alist}. This requires
712b121904b3 (Frames): Delete unnecessary mention of Windows.
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diff changeset
882 detailed knowledge of what types other applications use for drag and
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parents: 59798
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883 drop.
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parents: 53191
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884
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parents: 53191
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885 @vindex x-dnd-protocol-alist
53795
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parents: 53794
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886 When an URL is dropped on Emacs it may be a file, but it may also be
53792
139b571400ce * frames.texi (Drag and drop): New section.
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887 another URL type (ftp, http, etc.). Emacs first checks
59888
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888 @code{x-dnd-protocol-alist} to determine what to do with the URL. If
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889 there is no match there and if @code{browse-url-browser-function} is
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890 an alist, Emacs looks for a match there. If no match is found the
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891 text for the URL is inserted. If you want to alter Emacs behavior,
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892 you can customize these variables.
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893 @end ignore
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894
59888
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895 The drag and drop protocols XDND, Motif and the
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896 old KDE 1.x protocol are currently supported.
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897
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898 @node Menu Bars
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899 @section Menu Bars
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900 @cindex Menu Bar mode
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901 @cindex mode, Menu Bar
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902
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903 You can turn display of menu bars on or off with @kbd{M-x
59798
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diff changeset
904 menu-bar-mode} or by customizing the variable @code{menu-bar-mode}.
31609
f5c313af6821 Tool bar, mention c-mouse-3.
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parents: 31187
diff changeset
905 With no argument, this command toggles Menu Bar mode, a
25829
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906 minor mode. With an argument, the command turns Menu Bar mode on if the
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907 argument is positive, off if the argument is not positive. You can use
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908 the X resource @samp{menuBarLines} to control the initial setting of
41374
608e18d9fb18 Fix cross-references to "Resources".
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909 Menu Bar mode. @xref{Resources}.
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910
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911 @kindex C-Mouse-3 @r{(when menu bar is disabled)}
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912 Expert users often turn off the menu bar, especially on text-only
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parents: 35954
diff changeset
913 terminals, where this makes one additional line available for text.
3a9de976b35c Delete info on Font Lock Support Modes.
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914 If the menu bar is off, you can still pop up a menu of its contents
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915 with @kbd{C-Mouse-3} on a display which supports pop-up menus.
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916 @xref{Menu Mouse Clicks}.
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917
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diff changeset
918 @xref{Menu Bar}, for information on how to invoke commands with the
40527
65438689dd69 Add xrefs to X Resources.
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parents: 39267
diff changeset
919 menu bar. @xref{X Resources}, for how to customize the menu bar
65438689dd69 Add xrefs to X Resources.
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parents: 39267
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920 menus.
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921
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922 @node Tool Bars
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parents: 31187
diff changeset
923 @section Tool Bars
f5c313af6821 Tool bar, mention c-mouse-3.
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents: 31187
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924 @cindex Tool Bar mode
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parents: 31187
diff changeset
925 @cindex mode, Tool Bar
49917
4216caa0b2be Use `toolbar' since we already have `Tool Bar'.
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parents: 49600
diff changeset
926 @cindex icons, toolbar
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927
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928 The @dfn{tool bar} is a line (or lines) of icons at the top of the
712b121904b3 (Frames): Delete unnecessary mention of Windows.
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parents: 59798
diff changeset
929 Emacs window, just below the menu bar. You can click on these icons
712b121904b3 (Frames): Delete unnecessary mention of Windows.
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parents: 59798
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930 with the mouse to do various jobs.
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parents: 31187
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931
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932 The global tool bar contains general commands. Some major modes
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933 define their own tool bars to replace it. A few ``special'' modes
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parents: 35954
diff changeset
934 that are not designed for ordinary editing remove some items from the
3a9de976b35c Delete info on Font Lock Support Modes.
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parents: 35954
diff changeset
935 global tool bar.
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936
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937 Tool bars work only on a graphical display. The tool bar uses colored
36408
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parents: 36384
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938 XPM icons if Emacs was built with XPM support. Otherwise, the tool
f6cf1681b74a Fix tool bar caveat.
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parents: 36384
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939 bar uses monochrome icons (PBM or XBM format).
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parents: 35954
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940
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941 You can turn display of tool bars on or off with @kbd{M-x
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diff changeset
942 tool-bar-mode}.
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943
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parents: 25829
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944 @node Dialog Boxes
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parents: 25829
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945 @section Using Dialog Boxes
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parents: 25829
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946 @cindex dialog boxes
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parents: 25829
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947
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948 @vindex use-dialog-box
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949 A dialog box is a special kind of menu for asking you a yes-or-no
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parents: 35954
diff changeset
950 question or some other special question. Many Emacs commands use a
3a9de976b35c Delete info on Font Lock Support Modes.
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parents: 35954
diff changeset
951 dialog box to ask a yes-or-no question, if you used the mouse to
3a9de976b35c Delete info on Font Lock Support Modes.
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parents: 35954
diff changeset
952 invoke the command to begin with.
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953
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954 You can customize the variable @code{use-dialog-box} to suppress the
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955 use of dialog boxes. This also controls whether to use file selection
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956 windows (but those are not supported on all platforms).
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957
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958 @vindex use-file-dialog
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diff changeset
959 A file selection window is a special kind of dialog box for asking for
119702bcc6c0 NEWS and documentation for use-file-dialog.
Jan Djärv <jan.h.d@swipnet.se>
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diff changeset
960 file names.
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961
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diff changeset
962 You can customize the variable @code{use-file-dialog} to suppress the
53191
119702bcc6c0 NEWS and documentation for use-file-dialog.
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parents: 52979
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963 use of file selection windows even if you still want other kinds
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0816b427495a Don't say just "option" when talking about variables.
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964 of dialogs. This variable has no effect if you have suppressed all dialog
0816b427495a Don't say just "option" when talking about variables.
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diff changeset
965 boxes with the variable @code{use-dialog-box}.
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parents: 52979
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966
58539
11824b501603 Rename use-old-gtk-file-dialog to x-use-old-gtk-file-dialog.
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parents: 57912
diff changeset
967 @vindex x-use-old-gtk-file-dialog
59153
e5694221c01f * frames.texi (Dialog Boxes): Mention Gtk+ 2.6 also, as that version is
Jan Djärv <jan.h.d@swipnet.se>
parents: 58838
diff changeset
968 For Gtk+ version 2.4 and 2.6, you can make Emacs use the old file dialog
58539
11824b501603 Rename use-old-gtk-file-dialog to x-use-old-gtk-file-dialog.
Jan Djärv <jan.h.d@swipnet.se>
parents: 57912
diff changeset
969 by setting the variable @code{x-use-old-gtk-file-dialog} to a non-@code{nil}
57912
4ac46dccac25 Replace non-nil with non-@code{nil}.
Jan Djärv <jan.h.d@swipnet.se>
parents: 57869
diff changeset
970 value. If Emacs is built with a Gtk+ version that has only one file dialog,
57869
646473e416c8 * frames.texi (Dialog Boxes): Document use-old-gtk-file-dialog.
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parents: 56853
diff changeset
971 the setting of this variable has no effect.
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972
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973 @node Tooltips
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diff changeset
974 @section Tooltips
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diff changeset
975 @cindex tooltips
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parents: 25829
diff changeset
976
62219
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parents: 62172
diff changeset
977 @dfn{Tooltips} are small windows that display text information at the
62f428aa09ca (Tooltips): Cleanups.
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parents: 62172
diff changeset
978 current mouse position. They activate when there is a pause in mouse
62f428aa09ca (Tooltips): Cleanups.
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parents: 62172
diff changeset
979 movement. There are two types of tooltip: help tooltips and GUD
62f428aa09ca (Tooltips): Cleanups.
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parents: 62172
diff changeset
980 tooltips.
62172
517435a249bb (Tooltips): Describe help tooltips and GUD tooltips
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parents: 62161
diff changeset
981
62220
896651c6cfa5 (Tooltips): Cleanups.
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parents: 62219
diff changeset
982 @dfn{Help tooltips} typically display over text---including the mode
62219
62f428aa09ca (Tooltips): Cleanups.
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parents: 62172
diff changeset
983 line---but may be also available for many other parts of the Emacs
62385
8fcdfd20675f (Tooltips): Replace toolbar with "tool bar" for
Nick Roberts <nickrob@snap.net.nz>
parents: 62220
diff changeset
984 frame such as the tool bar and menu items.
28432
a232089b2eea Tooltips extra. C-x 5 1.
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parents: 28126
diff changeset
985
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diff changeset
986 @findex tooltip-mode
62172
517435a249bb (Tooltips): Describe help tooltips and GUD tooltips
Nick Roberts <nickrob@snap.net.nz>
parents: 62161
diff changeset
987 You can toggle help tooltips (Tooltip mode) with the command
62220
896651c6cfa5 (Tooltips): Cleanups.
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parents: 62219
diff changeset
988 @kbd{M-x tooltip-mode}. When Tooltip mode is disabled, the help text
62172
517435a249bb (Tooltips): Describe help tooltips and GUD tooltips
Nick Roberts <nickrob@snap.net.nz>
parents: 62161
diff changeset
989 is displayed in the echo area instead.
517435a249bb (Tooltips): Describe help tooltips and GUD tooltips
Nick Roberts <nickrob@snap.net.nz>
parents: 62161
diff changeset
990
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991 @dfn{GUD tooltips} show values of variables. They are useful when
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parents: 62172
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992 you are debugging a program. @xref{Debugger Operation}.
27224
d9c8c29ec5c4 Features may work other than under X.
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parents: 25829
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993
46206
1ad1838fbda4 Document toolip-delay and other tooltip customization. Explain the
Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
parents: 45879
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994 @vindex tooltip-delay
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parents: 45879
diff changeset
995 The variables @code{tooltip-delay} specifies how long Emacs should
1ad1838fbda4 Document toolip-delay and other tooltip customization. Explain the
Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
parents: 45879
diff changeset
996 wait before displaying a tooltip. For additional customization
1ad1838fbda4 Document toolip-delay and other tooltip customization. Explain the
Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
parents: 45879
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997 options for displaying tooltips, use @kbd{M-x customize-group
1ad1838fbda4 Document toolip-delay and other tooltip customization. Explain the
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parents: 45879
diff changeset
998 @key{RET} tooltip @key{RET}}. @xref{X Resources}, for information on
1ad1838fbda4 Document toolip-delay and other tooltip customization. Explain the
Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
parents: 45879
diff changeset
999 customizing the windows that display tooltips.
35730
37c3ff967327 Document non-support of tool bar and tooltips on MS-Windows.
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parents: 35188
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1000
28124
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parents: 27224
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1001 @node Mouse Avoidance
eef598a6a330 (Mouse Avoidance): New section.
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parents: 27224
diff changeset
1002 @section Mouse Avoidance
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diff changeset
1003 @cindex avoiding mouse in the way of your typing
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parents: 35954
diff changeset
1004 @cindex mouse avoidance
28124
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parents: 27224
diff changeset
1005
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1006 @vindex mouse-avoidance-mode
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1007 Mouse Avoidance mode keeps the window system mouse pointer away from
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1008 point, to avoid obscuring text. Whenever it moves the mouse, it also
59798
0816b427495a Don't say just "option" when talking about variables.
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1009 raises the frame. To use Mouse Avoidance mode, customize the variable
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1010 @code{mouse-avoidance-mode}. You can set this to various values to
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1011 move the mouse in several ways:
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parents: 27224
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1012
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diff changeset
1013 @table @code
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parents: 27224
diff changeset
1014 @item banish
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1015 Move the mouse to the upper-right corner on any key-press;
28124
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parents: 27224
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1016 @item exile
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diff changeset
1017 Move the mouse to the corner only if the cursor gets too close,
eef598a6a330 (Mouse Avoidance): New section.
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parents: 27224
diff changeset
1018 and allow it to return once the cursor is out of the way;
eef598a6a330 (Mouse Avoidance): New section.
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1019 @item jump
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diff changeset
1020 If the cursor gets too close to the mouse, displace the mouse
eef598a6a330 (Mouse Avoidance): New section.
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1021 a random distance & direction;
eef598a6a330 (Mouse Avoidance): New section.
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1022 @item animate
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parents: 27224
diff changeset
1023 As @code{jump}, but shows steps along the way for illusion of motion;
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1024 @item cat-and-mouse
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diff changeset
1025 The same as @code{animate};
eef598a6a330 (Mouse Avoidance): New section.
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parents: 27224
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1026 @item proteus
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parents: 27224
diff changeset
1027 As @code{animate}, but changes the shape of the mouse pointer too.
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1028 @end table
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1029
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1030 @findex mouse-avoidance-mode
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1031 You can also use the command @kbd{M-x mouse-avoidance-mode} to enable
28124
eef598a6a330 (Mouse Avoidance): New section.
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parents: 27224
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1032 the mode.
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1033
25829
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1034 @node Non-Window Terminals
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1035 @section Non-Window Terminals
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parents:
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1036 @cindex non-window terminals
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parents:
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1037 @cindex single-frame terminals
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parents:
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1038
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1039 If your terminal does not have a window system that Emacs supports,
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parents:
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1040 then it can display only one Emacs frame at a time. However, you can
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1041 still create multiple Emacs frames, and switch between them. Switching
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parents:
diff changeset
1042 frames on these terminals is much like switching between different
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1043 window configurations.
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parents:
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1044
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parents:
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1045 Use @kbd{C-x 5 2} to create a new frame and switch to it; use @kbd{C-x
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parents:
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1046 5 o} to cycle through the existing frames; use @kbd{C-x 5 0} to delete
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parents:
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1047 the current frame.
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parents:
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1048
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1049 Each frame has a number to distinguish it. If your terminal can
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parents:
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1050 display only one frame at a time, the selected frame's number @var{n}
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parents:
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1051 appears near the beginning of the mode line, in the form
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1052 @samp{F@var{n}}.
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1053
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parents:
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1054 @findex set-frame-name
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1055 @findex select-frame-by-name
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1057 different name if you wish, and you can select a frame by its name. Use
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1058 the command @kbd{M-x set-frame-name @key{RET} @var{name} @key{RET}} to
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1059 specify a new name for the selected frame, and use @kbd{M-x
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1060 select-frame-by-name @key{RET} @var{name} @key{RET}} to select a frame
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1061 according to its name. The name you specify appears in the mode line
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1062 when the frame is selected.
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1063
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1064 @node XTerm Mouse
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1065 @section Using a Mouse in Terminal Emulators
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1066 @cindex xterm, mouse support
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1067 @cindex terminal emulators, mouse support
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1068
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1069 Some terminal emulators under X support mouse clicks in the terminal
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1070 window. In a terminal emulator which is compatible with @code{xterm},
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1071 you can use @kbd{M-x xterm-mouse-mode} to give Emacs control over
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1072 simple use of the mouse---basically, only non-modified single clicks
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1073 are supported. The normal @code{xterm} mouse functionality for such
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1074 clicks is still available by holding down the @kbd{SHIFT} key when you
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1075 press the mouse button.
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1076
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1077 Xterm Mouse mode is a global minor mode (@pxref{Minor Modes}).
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1078 Repeating the command turns the mode off again.
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1079
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1080 @ignore
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1081 arch-tag: 7dcf3a31-a43b-45d4-a900-445b10d77e49
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1082 @end ignore