changeset 71858:33a3ba651018

(Frame Type): Explain nature of frames better.
author Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
date Wed, 12 Jul 2006 16:10:27 +0000
parents f0d5cd4ffd22
children d618d4682d16
files lispref/objects.texi
diffstat 1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) [+]
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--- 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