# HG changeset patch
# User Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
# Date 1152720627 0
# Node ID 33a3ba651018071df52e6491d4b8b0b24ba020dc
# Parent  f0d5cd4ffd22a0584209e5ff49327abe0159c444
(Frame Type): Explain nature of frames better.

diff -r f0d5cd4ffd22 -r 33a3ba651018 lispref/objects.texi
--- a/lispref/objects.texi	Wed Jul 12 16:09:53 2006 +0000
+++ b/lispref/objects.texi	Wed Jul 12 16:10:27 2006 +0000
@@ -1442,10 +1442,9 @@
 @node Frame Type
 @subsection Frame Type
 
-  A @dfn{frame} is a rectangle on the screen that contains one or more
-Emacs windows.  A frame initially contains a single main window (plus
-perhaps a minibuffer window) which you can subdivide vertically or
-horizontally into smaller windows.
+  A @dfn{frame} is a screen area that contains one or more Emacs
+windows; we also use the term ``frame'' to refer to the Lisp object
+that Emacs uses to refer to the screen area.
 
   Frames have no read syntax.  They print in hash notation, giving the
 frame's title, plus its address in core (useful to identify the frame