@c This is part of the Emacs manual.@c Copyright (C) 1987,93,94,95,1997,2001,03 Free Software Foundation, Inc.@c See file emacs.texi for copying conditions.@node X Resources, Antinews, Command Arguments, Top@appendix X Options and Resources You can customize some X-related aspects of Emacs behavior using Xresources, as is usual for programs that use X. On MS-Windows, youcan customize some of the same aspects using the system registry.@xref{MS-Windows Registry}. X resources are the only way to customizetooltip windows and LessTif menus, since the libraries that implementthem don't provide for customization through Emacs. This appendixdescribes the X resources that Emacs recognizes and how to use them.@menu* Resources:: Using X resources with Emacs (in general).* Table of Resources:: Table of specific X resources that affect Emacs.* Face Resources:: X resources for customizing faces.* Lucid Resources:: X resources for Lucid menus.* LessTif Resources:: X resources for LessTif and Motif menus.* GTK resources:: Resources for GTK widgets.@end menu@node Resources@appendixsec X Resources@cindex resources@cindex X resources@cindex @file{~/.Xdefaults} file@cindex @file{~/.Xresources} file Programs running under the X Window System organize their useroptions under a hierarchy of classes and resources. You can specifydefault values for these options in your X resources file, usuallynamed @file{~/.Xdefaults} or @file{~/.Xresources}.If changes in @file{~/.Xdefaults} do nottake effect, it is because your X server stores its own list ofresources; to update them, use the shell command @command{xrdb}---forinstance, @samp{xrdb ~/.Xdefaults}. Each line in the file specifies a value for one option or for acollection of related options, for one program or for several programs(optionally even for all programs).@cindex Registry (MS-Windows) MS-Windows systems don't support @file{~/.Xdefaults} files, butEmacs compiled for Windows looks for X resources in the WindowsRegistry, under the key @samp{HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\GNU\Emacs}and then under the key @samp{HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\GNU\Emacs}.The menu and scrollbars are native widgets on MS-Windows, so they areonly customizable via the system-wide settings in the Display ControlPanel. Programs define named resources with particular meanings. They alsodefine how to group resources into named classes. For instance, inEmacs, the @samp{internalBorder} resource controls the width of theinternal border, and the @samp{borderWidth} resource controls the widthof the external border. Both of these resources are part of the@samp{BorderWidth} class. Case distinctions are significant in thesenames. In @file{~/.Xdefaults}, you can specify a value for a single resourceon one line, like this:@exampleemacs.borderWidth: 2@end example@noindentOr you can use a class name to specify the same value for all resourcesin that class. Here's an example:@exampleemacs.BorderWidth: 2@end example If you specify a value for a class, it becomes the default for allresources in that class. You can specify values for individualresources as well; these override the class value, for those particularresources. Thus, this example specifies 2 as the default width for allborders, but overrides this value with 4 for the external border:@exampleemacs.BorderWidth: 2emacs.borderWidth: 4@end example The order in which the lines appear in the file does not matter.Also, command-line options always override the X resources file. The string @samp{emacs} in the examples above is also a resourcename. It actually represents the name of the executable file that youinvoke to run Emacs. If Emacs is installed under a different name, itlooks for resources under that name instead of @samp{emacs}.@table @samp@item -name @var{name}@opindex --name@itemx --name=@var{name}@cindex resource name, command-line argumentUse @var{name} as the resource name (and the title) for the initialEmacs frame. This option does not affect subsequent frames, but Lispprograms can specify frame names when they create frames.If you don't specify this option, the default is to use the Emacsexecutable's name as the resource name.@item -xrm @var{resource-values}@opindex --xrm@itemx --xrm=@var{resource-values}@cindex resource values, command-line argumentSpecify X resource values for this Emacs job (see below).@end table For consistency, @samp{-name} also specifies the name to use forother resource values that do not belong to any particular frame. The resources that name Emacs invocations also belong to a class; itsname is @samp{Emacs}. If you write @samp{Emacs} instead of@samp{emacs}, the resource applies to all frames in all Emacs jobs,regardless of frame titles and regardless of the name of the executablefile. Here is an example:@exampleEmacs.BorderWidth: 2Emacs.borderWidth: 4@end example You can specify a string of additional resource values for Emacs touse with the command line option @samp{-xrm @var{resources}}. The text@var{resources} should have the same format that you would use inside a fileof X resources. To include multiple resource specifications in@var{resources}, put a newline between them, just as you would in a file.You can also use @samp{#include "@var{filename}"} to include a file fullof resource specifications. Resource values specified with @samp{-xrm}take precedence over all other resource specifications. One way to experiment with the effect of different resource settingsis to use the @code{editres} program. Select @samp{Get Tree} from the@samp{Commands} menu, then click on an Emacs frame. This will displaya tree showing the structure of X toolkit widgets used in an Emacsframe. Select one of them, such as @samp{menubar}, then select@samp{Show Resource Box} from the @samp{Commands} menu. This displaysa list of all the meaningful X resources and allows you to edit them.Changes take effect immediately if you click on the @samp{Apply} button.(See the @code{editres} man page for more details.)@node Table of Resources@appendixsec Table of X Resources for Emacs This table lists the resource names that designate options forEmacs, not counting those for the appearance of the menu bar, eachwith the class that it belongs to:@table @asis@item @code{background} (class @code{Background})Background color name.@item @code{bitmapIcon} (class @code{BitmapIcon})Use a bitmap icon (a picture of a gnu) if @samp{on}, let the windowmanager choose an icon if @samp{off}.@item @code{borderColor} (class @code{BorderColor})Color name for the external border.@item @code{borderWidth} (class @code{BorderWidth})Width in pixels of the external border.@item @code{cursorColor} (class @code{Foreground})Color name for text cursor (point).@item @code{font} (class @code{Font})Font name for text (or fontset name, @pxref{Fontsets}).@item @code{foreground} (class @code{Foreground})Color name for text.@item @code{geometry} (class @code{Geometry})Window size and position. Be careful not to specify this resource as@samp{emacs*geometry}, because that may affect individual menus as wellas the Emacs frame itself.If this resource specifies a position, that position applies only to theinitial Emacs frame (or, in the case of a resource for a specific framename, only that frame). However, the size, if specified here, applies toall frames.@item @code{fullscreen} (class @code{Fullscreen})The desired fullscreen size. The value can be one of @code{fullboth},@code{fullwidth} or @code{fullheight}, which correspond tothe command-line options @samp{-fs}, @samp{-fw}, and @samp{-fh}(@pxref{Window Size X}).Note that this applies to all frames created, not just the initialone.@item @code{iconName} (class @code{Title})Name to display in the icon.@item @code{internalBorder} (class @code{BorderWidth})Width in pixels of the internal border.@item @code{lineSpacing} (class @code{LineSpacing})@cindex line spacing@cindex leadingAdditional space (@dfn{leading}) between lines, in pixels.@item @code{menuBar} (class @code{MenuBar})@cindex menu barGive frames menu bars if @samp{on}; don't have menu bars if@samp{off}. @xref{Lucid Resources}, and @ref{LessTif Resources}, forhow to control the appearance of the menu bar if you have one.@item @code{minibuffer} (class @code{Minibuffer})If @samp{none}, don't make a minibuffer in this frame.It will use a separate minibuffer frame instead.@item @code{paneFont} (class @code{Font})@cindex font for menusFont name for menu pane titles, in non-toolkit versions of Emacs.@item @code{pointerColor} (class @code{Foreground})Color of the mouse cursor.@item @code{privateColormap} (class @code{PrivateColormap})If @samp{on}, use a private color map, in the case where the ``defaultvisual'' of class PseudoColor and Emacs is using it.@item @code{reverseVideo} (class @code{ReverseVideo})Switch foreground and background default colors if @samp{on}, use colors asspecified if @samp{off}.@item @code{screenGamma} (class @code{ScreenGamma})@cindex gamma correctionGamma correction for colors, equivalent to the frame parameter@code{screen-gamma}.@item @code{selectionFont} (class @code{SelectionFont})Font name for pop-up menu items, in non-toolkit versions of Emacs. (Fortoolkit versions, see @ref{Lucid Resources}, also see @ref{LessTifResources}.)@item @code{selectionTimeout} (class @code{SelectionTimeout})Number of milliseconds to wait for a selection reply.If the selection owner doesn't reply in this time, we give up.A value of 0 means wait as long as necessary.@item @code{synchronous} (class @code{Synchronous})@cindex debugging X problems@cindex synchronous X modeRun Emacs in synchronous mode if @samp{on}. Synchronous mode isuseful for debugging X problems.@item @code{title} (class @code{Title})Name to display in the title bar of the initial Emacs frame.@item @code{toolBar} (class @code{ToolBar})@cindex tool barNumber of lines to reserve for the tool bar. A zero value suppressesthe tool bar. If the value is non-zero and@code{auto-resize-tool-bars} is non-@code{nil}, the tool bar's sizewill be changed automatically so that all tool bar items are visible.@item @code{useXIM} (class @code{UseXIM})@cindex XIM@cindex X input methods@cindex input methods, XTurn off use of X input methods (XIM) if @samp{false} or @samp{off}.This is only relevant if your Emacs is actually built with XIMsupport. It is potentially useful to turn off XIM for efficiency,especially slow X client/server links.@item @code{verticalScrollBars} (class @code{ScrollBars})Give frames scroll bars if @samp{on}; don't have scroll bars if@samp{off}.@end table@node Face Resources@appendixsec X Resources for Faces You can also use resources to customize the appearance of particularfaces (@pxref{Faces}):@table @code@item @var{face}.attributeFontFont for face @var{face}.@item @var{face}.attributeForegroundForeground color for face @var{face}.@item @var{face}.attributeBackgroundBackground color for face @var{face}.@item @var{face}.attributeUnderlineUnderline flag for face @var{face}. Use @samp{on} or @samp{true} foryes.@item @var{face}.attributeFamilyFont family for face @var{face}.@item @var{face}.attributeWidthRelative proportional width of the font to use for face @var{face}.It should be one of @code{ultra-condensed}, @code{extra-condensed},@code{condensed}, @code{semi-condensed}, @code{normal},@code{semi-expanded}, @code{expanded}, @code{extra-expanded}, or@code{ultra-expanded}.@item @var{face}.attributeHeightHeight of the font to use for face @var{face}: either an integerspecifying the height in units of 1/10@dmn{pt}, or a floating pointnumber that specifies a scale factor to scale the underlying face'sdefault font, or a function to be called with the default height whichwill return a new height.@item @var{face}.attributeWeightA weight to use for the face @var{face}. It must be one of@code{ultra-bold}, @code{extra-bold}, @code{bold},@code{semi-bold}, @code{normal}, @code{semi-light}, @code{light},@code{extra-light}, @code{ultra-light}.@item @var{face}.attributeSlantThe slant to use for the font of face @var{face}. It must be one of@code{italic}, @code{oblique}, @code{normal},@code{reverse-italic}, or @code{reverse-oblique}.@item @var{face}.attributeStrikeThroughWhether the face @var{face} should be drawn with a line strikingthrough the characters.@item @var{face}.attributeOverlineWhether the characters in the face @var{face} should be overlined.@item @var{face}.attributeBoxWhether to draw a box around the characters in face @var{face}.@item @var{face}.attributeInverseWhether to display the characters in face @var{face} in inversevideo.@item @var{face}.attributeStippleThe name of a pixmap data file to use for the stipple pattern, or@code{false} to not use stipple for the face @var{face}.@item @var{face}.attributeBackgroundPixmapThe background pixmap for the face @var{face}. Should be a name of apixmap file or @code{false}.@item @var{face}.attributeBoldWhether to draw the characters in the face @var{face} as bold.@item @var{face}.attributeItalicWhether to draw the characters in the face @var{face} as italic.@end table@node Lucid Resources@appendixsec Lucid Menu X Resources@cindex Menu X Resources (Lucid widgets)@cindex Lucid Widget X Resources If the Emacs installed at your site was built to use the X toolkitwith the Lucid menu widgets, then the menu bar is a separate widget andhas its own resources. The resource names contain @samp{pane.menubar}(following, as always, the name of the Emacs invocation, or @samp{Emacs},which stands for all Emacs invocations). Specify them like this:@exampleEmacs.pane.menubar.@var{resource}: @var{value}@end example@noindentFor example, to specify the font @samp{8x16} for the menu-bar items,write this:@exampleEmacs.pane.menubar.font: 8x16@end example@noindentResources for @emph{non-menubar} toolkit pop-up menus have@samp{menu*}, in like fashion. For example, to specify the font@samp{8x16} for the pop-up menu items, write this:@exampleEmacs.menu*.font: 8x16@end example@noindentFor dialog boxes, use @samp{dialog} instead of @samp{menu}:@exampleEmacs.dialog*.font: 8x16@end example@noindentExperience shows that on some systems you may need to add@samp{shell.}@: before the @samp{pane.menubar} or @samp{menu*}. Onsome other systems, you must not add @samp{shell.}. Here is a list of the specific resources for menu bars and pop-up menus:@table @code@item fontFont for menu item text.@item foregroundColor of the foreground.@item backgroundColor of the background.@item buttonForegroundIn the menu bar, the color of the foreground for a selected item.@item horizontalSpacingHorizontal spacing in pixels between items. Default is 3.@item verticalSpacingVertical spacing in pixels between items. Default is 2.@item arrowSpacingHorizontal spacing between the arrow (which indicates a submenu) andthe associated text. Default is 10.@item shadowThicknessThickness of shadow line around the widget. Default is 1.Also determines the thickness of shadow lines around other objects,for instance 3D buttons and arrows. If you have the impression thatthe arrows in the menus do not stand out clearly enough or that thedifference between ``in'' and ``out'' buttons is difficult to see, setthis to 2. If you have no problems with visibility, the defaultprobably looks better. The background color may also have some effecton the contrast.@item marginThe margin of the menu bar, in characters. Default is 1.@end table@node LessTif Resources@appendixsec LessTif Menu X Resources@cindex Menu X Resources (LessTif widgets)@cindex LessTif Widget X Resources If the Emacs installed at your site was built to use the X toolkitwith the LessTif or Motif widgets, then the menu bar, the dialogboxes, the pop-up menus, and the file-selection box are separatewidgets and have their own resources. The resource names for the menu bar contain @samp{pane.menubar}(following, as always, the name of the Emacs invocation, or@samp{Emacs}, which stands for all Emacs invocations). Specify themlike this:@smallexampleEmacs.pane.menubar.@var{subwidget}.@var{resource}: @var{value}@end smallexample Each individual string in the menu bar is a subwidget; the subwidget'sname is the same as the menu item string. For example, the word@samp{File} in the menu bar is part of a subwidget named@samp{emacs.pane.menubar.File}. Most likely, you want to specify thesame resources for the whole menu bar. To do this, use @samp{*} insteadof a specific subwidget name. For example, to specify the font@samp{8x16} for the menu-bar items, write this:@smallexampleEmacs.pane.menubar.*.fontList: 8x16@end smallexample@noindentThis also specifies the resource value for submenus. Each item in a submenu in the menu bar also has its own name for Xresources; for example, the @samp{File} submenu has an item named@samp{Save (current buffer)}. A resource specification for a submenuitem looks like this:@smallexampleEmacs.pane.menubar.popup_*.@var{menu}.@var{item}.@var{resource}: @var{value}@end smallexample@noindentFor example, here's how to specify the font for the @samp{Save (currentbuffer)} item:@smallexampleEmacs.pane.menubar.popup_*.File.Save (current buffer).fontList: 8x16@end smallexample@noindentFor an item in a second-level submenu, such as @samp{Complete Word}under @samp{Spell Checking} under @samp{Tools}, the resource fits thistemplate:@smallexampleEmacs.pane.menubar.popup_*.popup_*.@var{menu}.@var{resource}: @var{value}@end smallexample@noindentFor example,@smallexampleEmacs.pane.menubar.popup_*.popup_*.Spell Checking.Complete Word: @var{value}@end smallexample@noindent(This should be one long line.) It's impossible to specify a resource for all the menu-bar itemswithout also specifying it for the submenus as well. So if you want thesubmenu items to look different from the menu bar itself, you must askfor that in two steps. First, specify the resource for all of them;then, override the value for submenus alone. Here is an example:@smallexampleEmacs.pane.menubar.*.fontList: 8x16Emacs.pane.menubar.popup_*.fontList: 8x16@end smallexample@noindentFor LessTif pop-up menus, use @samp{menu*} instead of@samp{pane.menubar}. For example, to specify the font @samp{8x16} forthe pop-up menu items, write this:@smallexampleEmacs.menu*.fontList: 8x16@end smallexample@noindentFor LessTif dialog boxes, use @samp{dialog} instead of @samp{menu}:@exampleEmacs.dialog*.fontList: 8x16Emacs.dialog*.foreground: hotpink@end exampleTo specify resources for the LessTif file-selection box, use@samp{fsb*}, like this:@exampleEmacs.fsb*.fontList: 8x16@end example@iftex@medbreak@end iftex Here is a list of the specific resources for LessTif menu bars andpop-up menus:@table @code@item armColorThe color to show in an armed button.@item fontListThe font to use.@item marginBottom@itemx marginHeight@itemx marginLeft@itemx marginRight@itemx marginTop@itemx marginWidthAmount of space to leave around the item, within the border.@item borderWidthThe width of the border around the menu item, on all sides.@item shadowThicknessThe width of the border shadow.@item bottomShadowColorThe color for the border shadow, on the bottom and the right.@item topShadowColorThe color for the border shadow, on the top and the left.@end table@node GTK resources@appendixsec GTK resources@cindex GTK resources and customization@cindex resource files for GTK@cindex @file{~/.gtkrc-2.0} file@cindex @file{~/.emacs.d/gtkrc} file If the Emacs installed at your site was built to use the GTK widget set,then the menu bar, scroll bar and the dialogs can be customized withthe standard GTK @file{~/.gtkrc-2.0} file or with the Emacs specific@file{~/.emacs.d/gtkrc} file; note that these files are only forcustomizing specific GTK widget features. To customize Emacs font,background, faces etc., use the normal X resources, see @ref{Resources}. Some GTK themes override these mechanisms, which means that usingthese mechanisms will not work to customize them. We recommend thatyou use @file{~/.emacs.d/gtkrc} for customizations, since@file{~/.gtkrc-2.0} seems to be ignored when running GConf with GNOME. In these files you first defines a style and then how to apply that styleto widgets (@pxref{GTK widget names}). Here is an example of how tochange the font for Emacs menus:@smallexample# This is a comment.style "menufont"@{ font_name = "helvetica bold 14" # This is a Pango font name@}widget "*emacs-menuitem*" style "menufont"@end smallexample Here is a more elaborate example, showing how to change the parts ofthe scroll bar:@smallexamplestyle "scroll"@{ fg[NORMAL] = "red"@ @ @ @ @ # The arrow color. bg[NORMAL] = "yellow"@ @ # The thumb and background around the arrow. bg[ACTIVE] = "blue"@ @ @ @ # The trough color. bg[PRELIGHT] = "white"@ # The thumb color when the mouse is over it.@}widget "*verticalScrollBar*" style "scroll"@end smallexample There are some things you can set without using any style or widget name,which affect GTK as a whole. Most of these are poorly documented, but canbe found in the `Properties' section of the documentation page for@code{GtkSetting}, in the GTK document references below.One property of interest is @code{gtk-font-name} which sets the defaultfont for GTK; you must use Pango font names (@pxref{GTK styles}). A@file{~/.gtkrc-2.0} file that just sets a default font looks like this:@smallexamplegtk-font-name = "courier 12"@end smallexample If GTK at your site is installed under @var{prefix},the resource file syntax is fully described in the GTK APIdocument@file{@var{prefix}/share/gtk-doc/html/gtk/gtk-resource-files.html}.@var{prefix} is usually @file{/usr} or @file{/usr/local}.You can find the same document online at@uref{http://developer.gnome.org/doc/API/2.0/gtk/gtk-Resource-Files.html}.@menu* GTK widget names:: How widgets in GTK are named in general.* GTK names in Emacs:: GTK widget names in Emacs.* GTK styles:: What can be customized in a GTK widget.@end menu@node GTK widget names@appendixsubsec GTK widget names@cindex GTK widget names Widgets are specified by widget class or by widget name.The widget class is the type of the widget, for example @code{GtkMenuBar}.The widget name is the name given to a specific widget within a program.A widget always have a class but it is not mandatory to give a name toa widget. Absolute names are sequences of widget names orwidget classes, corresponding to hierarchies of widgets embedded withinother widgets. For example, if a @code{GtkWindow} contains a @code{GtkVBox}which in turn contains a @code{GtkMenuBar}, the absolute class nameis @code{GtkWindow.GtkVBox.GtkMenuBar}.@noindentIf the widgets are named ``top'', ``box'' and ``menubar'', the absolutewidget name is @code{top.box.menubar}, When assigning a style to a widget, you can use the absolute classname or the absolute widget name.There are two commands: @code{widget_class} will assign a style towidgets, matching only against the absolute class name.The command @code{widget} will match the absolute widget name,but if there is no name for a widget in the hierarchy, the class is matched.These commands require the absolute name and the style name to bewithin double quotes. These commands are written at the top level in a@file{~/.gtkrc-2.0} file, like this:@smallexamplestyle "menufont"@{ font_name = "helvetica bold 14"@}widget "top.box.menubar" style "menufont"widget_class "GtkWindow.GtkVBox.GtkMenuBar" style "menufont"@end smallexample Matching of absolute names is done with shell ``glob'' syntax, that is@samp{*} matches zero or more characters and @samp{?} matches one character.So the following would assign @code{base_style} to all widgets:@smallexamplewidget "*" style "base_style"@end smallexample Given the absolute class name @code{GtkWindow.GtkVBox.GtkMenuBar}and the corresponding absolute widget name @code{top.box.menubar},the following all assign @code{my_style} to the menu bar:@smallexamplewidget_class "GtkWindow.GtkVBox.GtkMenuBar" style "my_style"widget_class "GtkWindow.*.GtkMenuBar" style "my_style"widget_class "*GtkMenuBar" style "my_style"widget "top.box.menubar" style "my_style"widget "*box*menubar" style "my_style"widget "*menubar" style "my_style"widget "*menu*" style "my_style"@end smallexample@node GTK names in Emacs@appendixsubsec GTK names in Emacs@cindex GTK widget names@cindex GTK widget classes In Emacs the top level widget for a frame is a @code{GtkWindow} thatcontains a @code{GtkVBox}. The @code{GtkVBox} contains the@code{GtkMenuBar} and a @code{GtkFixed} widget.The vertical scroll bars, @code{GtkVScrollbar},are contained in the @code{GtkFixed} widget.The text you write in Emacs is drawn in the @code{GtkFixed} widget. Dialogs in Emacs are @code{GtkDialog} widgets. The file dialog is a@code{GtkFileSelection} widget.@noindentTo set a style for the menu bar using the absolute class name, use:@smallexamplewidget_class "GtkWindow.GtkVBox.GtkMenuBar" style "my_style"@end smallexample@noindentFor the scroll bar, the absolute class name is:@smallexamplewidget_class "GtkWindow.GtkVBox.GtkFixed.GtkVScrollbar" style "my_style"@end smallexample@noindentThe names for the emacs widgets, and their classes, are:@multitable {@code{verticalScrollbar plus}} {@code{GtkFileSelection} and some}@item @code{emacs-filedialog}@tab @code{GtkFileSelection}@item @code{emacs-dialog}@tab @code{GtkDialog}@item @code{Emacs}@tab @code{GtkWindow}@item @code{pane}@tab @code{GtkVHbox}@item @code{emacs}@tab @code{GtkFixed}@item @code{verticalScrollBar}@tab @code{GtkVScrollbar}@item @code{emacs-toolbar}@tab @code{GtkToolbar}@item @code{menubar}@tab @code{GtkMenuBar}@item @code{emacs-menuitem}@tab anything in menus@end multitable@noindentThus, for Emacs you can write the two examples above as:@smallexamplewidget "Emacs.pane.menubar" style "my_style"widget "Emacs.pane.emacs.verticalScrollBar" style "my_style"@end smallexample GTK absolute names are quite strange when it comes to menusand dialogs. The names do not start with @samp{Emacs}, as they arefree-standing windows and not contained (in the GTK sense) by theEmacs GtkWindow. To customize the dialogs and menus, use wildcards like this:@smallexamplewidget "*emacs-dialog*" style "my_dialog_style"widget "*emacs-filedialog* style "my_file_style"widget "*emacs-menuitem* style "my_menu_style"@end smallexample An alternative is to put customization into @file{~/.emacs.d/gtkrc}.This file is only read by Emacs, so anything in @file{~/.emacs.d/gtkrc}affects Emacs but leaves other applications unaffected.For example, the drop down menu in the file dialog can notbe customized by any absolute widget name, only by an absoluteclass name. This is so because the widgets in the drop down menu does nothave names and the menu is not contained in the Emacs GtkWindow.To have all menus in Emacs look the same, use this in @file{~/.emacs.d/gtkrc}:@smallexamplewidget_class "*Menu*" style "my_menu_style"@end smallexample@node GTK styles@appendixsubsec GTK styles@cindex GTK styles In a GTK style you specify the appearance widgets shall have. Youcan specify foreground and background color, background pixmap and font.The edit widget (where you edit the text) in Emacs is a GTK widget,but trying to specify a style for the edit widget will have no effect.This is so that Emacs compiled for GTK is compatible with Emacs compiledfor other X toolkits. The settings for foreground, background and fontfor the edit widget is taken from the X resources; @pxref{Resources}.Here is an example of two style declarations, ``default'' and ``ruler'':@smallexamplepixmap_path "/usr/share/pixmaps:/usr/include/X11/pixmaps"style "default"@{ font_name = "helvetica 12" bg[NORMAL] = @{ 0.83, 0.80, 0.73 @} bg[SELECTED] = @{ 0.0, 0.55, 0.55 @} bg[INSENSITIVE] = @{ 0.77, 0.77, 0.66 @} bg[ACTIVE] = @{ 0.0, 0.55, 0.55 @} bg[PRELIGHT] = @{ 0.0, 0.55, 0.55 @} fg[NORMAL] = "black" fg[SELECTED] = @{ 0.9, 0.9, 0.9 @} fg[ACTIVE] = "black" fg[PRELIGHT] = @{ 0.9, 0.9, 0.9 @} base[INSENSITIVE] = "#777766" text[INSENSITIVE] = @{ 0.60, 0.65, 0.57 @} bg_pixmap[NORMAL] = "background.xpm" bg_pixmap[INSENSITIVE] = "background.xpm" bg_pixmap[ACTIVE] = "background.xpm" bg_pixmap[PRELIGHT] = "<none>"@}style "ruler" = "default"@{ font_name = "helvetica 8"@}@end smallexample The style ``ruler'' inherits from ``default''. This way you can buildon existing styles. The syntax for fonts and colors is described below. As this example shows, it is possible to specify several valuesfor foreground and background depending on which state the widget has.The possible states are@table @code@item NORMALThis is the default state for widgets.@item ACTIVEThis is the state for a widget that is ready to do something. It isalso for the trough of a scroll bar, i.e. @code{bg[ACTIVE] = "red"}sets the scroll bar trough to red. Buttons that have been pressed butnot released yet (``armed'') are in this state.@item PRELIGHTThis is the state when widgets that can be manipulated have the mousepointer over them. For example when the mouse is over the thumb in thescroll bar or over a menu item. When the mouse is over a button thatis not pressed, the button is in this state.@item SELECTEDThis is the state when some data has been selected by the user. It canbe selected text or items selected in a list.There is no place in Emacs where this setting has any effect.@item INSENSITIVEThis is the state for widgets that are visible, but they can not bemanipulated like they normally can. For example, buttons that can't bepressed and menu items that can't be selected.Text for menu items that are not available can be set to yellow with@code{fg[INSENSITIVE] = "yellow"}.@end tableHere are the things that can go in a style declaration:@table @code@item bg[@var{state}] = @var{color}This is the background color widgets use. This background is not used foreditable text, use @code{base} for that.@item base[@var{state}] = @var{color}This is the background color for editable text.In Emacs, this color is used for the background of the text fields in thefile dialog.@item bg_pixmap[@var{state}] = "@var{pixmap}"You can specify a pixmap to be used instead of the background color.@var{pixmap} is a file name. GTK can use a number of file formats,including XPM, XBM, GIF, JPEG and PNG. If you want a widget to use the samepixmap as its parent, use @samp{<parent>}. If you don't want anypixmap use @samp{<none>}. Using @samp{<none>} can be usefulif your style inherits a style that does specify a pixmap. GTK looks for the pixmap in directories specified in @code{pixmap_path}.It is not possible to refer to a file by its absolute path name.@code{pixmap_path} is a colon-separated list of directories within doublequotes, specified at the top level in a @file{gtkrc} file (i.e. not insidea style definition; see example above):@smallexamplepixmap_path "/usr/share/pixmaps:/usr/include/X11/pixmaps"@end smallexample@item fg[@var{state}] = @var{color}This is the foreground color widgets use. This is the colorof text in menus and buttons. It is also the color for the arrows in thescroll bar. For editable text, use @code{text}.@item text[@var{state}] = @var{color}This is the color for editable text. In Emacs, this color is used for thetext fields in the file dialog.@item font_name = "@var{font}"This is the font a widget shall use. @var{font} is a Pango font name,for example ``Sans Italic 10'', ``Helvetica Bold 12'', ``Courier 14'',``Times 18''. See below for exact syntax. The names are case insensitive.@end table Colors are specified in three ways, a name, a hexadecimal form oran RGB triplet.@noindentA color name is written within double quotes, for example @code{"red"}.@noindentA hexadecimal form is written within double quotes. There are four forms,@code{#rrrrggggbbbb}, @code{#rrrgggbbb},@code{#rrggbb}, or @code{#rgb}. In each of these r, g and b are hex digits.@noindentAn RGB triplet looks like @code{@{ r, g, b @}}, where r, g and b are eitherintegers in the range 0-65535 or floats in the range 0.0-1.0. Pango font names have the form ``@var{family-list} @var{style-options}@var{size}''.@cindex Pango font name@noindent@var{family-list} is a comma separated list of font families optionallyterminated by a comma. This way you can specify several families and thefirst one found will be used. @var{family} corresponds to the second part inan X font name, for example in@smallexample-adobe-times-medium-r-normal--12-120-75-75-p-64-iso10646-1@end smallexample@noindentthe family name is ``times''.@noindent@var{style-options} is a whitespace separated list of words where each wordis a style, variant, weight, or stretch. The default value for all ofthese is @code{normal}.@noindentA `style' corresponds to the fourth part of an X font name. In X fontnames it is the character ``r'', ``i'' or ``o''; in Pango font names thecorresponding values are @code{normal}, @code{italic}, or @code{oblique}.@noindentA `variant' is either @code{normal} or @code{small-caps}.Small caps is a font with the lower case characters replaced bysmaller variants of the capital characters.@noindentWeight describes the ``boldness'' of a font. It corresponds to the thirdpart of an X font name. It is one of @code{ultra-light}, @code{light},@code{normal}, @code{bold}, @code{ultra-bold}, or @code{heavy}.@noindentStretch gives the width of the font relative to other designs within afamily. It corresponds to the fifth part of an X font name. It is one of@code{ultra-condensed}, @code{extra-condensed}, @code{condensed},@code{semi-condensed}, @code{normal}, @code{semi-expanded},@code{expanded}, @code{extra-expanded}, or @code{ultra-expanded}.@noindent@var{size} is a decimal number that describes the font size in points.@ignore arch-tag: 9b6ff773-48b6-41f6-b2f9-f114b8bdd97f@end ignore