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Remove the nodes which were moved to xresources.texi.
author | Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> |
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date | Wed, 31 Oct 2001 18:28:11 +0000 |
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--- a/man/cmdargs.texi Wed Oct 31 17:39:07 2001 +0000 +++ b/man/cmdargs.texi Wed Oct 31 18:28:11 2001 +0000 @@ -538,891 +538,3 @@ @item WINDOW_GFX Used when initializing the Sun windows system. @end table - -@node X Resources, Antinews, Command Arguments, Top -@appendix X Resources - - Some aspects of Emacs behavior can be customized using X resources, -as with other programs that use X. A few things, relating to toolkit -menus and tooltip windows, can only be customized this way, since they -are handled by libraries that are already set up to get their -customizations thus. - -@node Display X -@appendixsec Specifying the Display Name -@cindex display name (X Window System) -@cindex @env{DISPLAY} environment variable - - The environment variable @env{DISPLAY} tells all X clients, including -Emacs, where to display their windows. Its value is set by default -in ordinary circumstances, when you start an X server and run jobs -locally. Occasionally you may need to specify the display yourself; for -example, if you do a remote login and want to run a client program -remotely, displaying on your local screen. - - With Emacs, the main reason people change the default display is to -let them log into another system, run Emacs on that system, but have the -window displayed at their local terminal. You might need to log in -to another system because the files you want to edit are there, or -because the Emacs executable file you want to run is there. - - The syntax of the @env{DISPLAY} environment variable is -@samp{@var{host}:@var{display}.@var{screen}}, where @var{host} is the -host name of the X Window System server machine, @var{display} is an -arbitrarily-assigned number that distinguishes your server (X terminal) -from other servers on the same machine, and @var{screen} is a -rarely-used field that allows an X server to control multiple terminal -screens. The period and the @var{screen} field are optional. If -included, @var{screen} is usually zero. - - For example, if your host is named @samp{glasperle} and your server is -the first (or perhaps the only) server listed in the configuration, your -@env{DISPLAY} is @samp{glasperle:0.0}. - - You can specify the display name explicitly when you run Emacs, either -by changing the @env{DISPLAY} variable, or with the option @samp{-d -@var{display}} or @samp{--display=@var{display}}. Here is an example: - -@smallexample -emacs --display=glasperle:0 & -@end smallexample - - You can inhibit the direct use of the window system and GUI with the -@samp{-nw} option. It tells Emacs to display using ordinary ASCII on -its controlling terminal. This is also an initial option. - - Sometimes, security arrangements prevent a program on a remote system -from displaying on your local system. In this case, trying to run Emacs -produces messages like this: - -@smallexample -Xlib: connection to "glasperle:0.0" refused by server -@end smallexample - -@noindent -You might be able to overcome this problem by using the @code{xhost} -command on the local system to give permission for access from your -remote machine. - -@node Font X -@appendixsec Font Specification Options -@cindex font name (X Window System) - - By default, Emacs displays text in the font named @samp{9x15}, which -makes each character nine pixels wide and fifteen pixels high. You can -specify a different font on your command line through the option -@samp{-fn @var{name}} (or @samp{--font}, which is an alias for -@samp{-fn}). - -@table @samp -@item -fn @var{name} -@opindex -fn -@itemx --font=@var{name} -@opindex --font -@cindex specify default font from the command line -Use font @var{name} as the default font. -@end table - - Under X, each font has a long name which consists of eleven words or -numbers, separated by dashes. Some fonts also have shorter -nicknames---@samp{9x15} is such a nickname. You can use either kind of -name. You can use wildcard patterns for the font name; then Emacs lets -X choose one of the fonts that match the pattern. Here is an example, -which happens to specify the font whose nickname is @samp{6x13}: - -@smallexample -emacs -fn "-misc-fixed-medium-r-semicondensed--13-*-*-*-c-60-iso8859-1" & -@end smallexample - -@noindent -You can also specify the font in your @file{.Xdefaults} file: - -@smallexample -emacs.font: -misc-fixed-medium-r-semicondensed--13-*-*-*-c-60-iso8859-1 -@end smallexample - - A long font name has the following form: - -@smallexample --@var{maker}-@var{family}-@var{weight}-@var{slant}-@var{widthtype}-@var{style}@dots{} -@dots{}-@var{pixels}-@var{height}-@var{horiz}-@var{vert}-@var{spacing}-@var{width}-@var{charset} -@end smallexample - -@table @var -@item maker -This is the name of the font manufacturer. -@item family -This is the name of the font family---for example, @samp{courier}. -@item weight -This is normally @samp{bold}, @samp{medium} or @samp{light}. Other -words may appear here in some font names. -@item slant -This is @samp{r} (roman), @samp{i} (italic), @samp{o} (oblique), -@samp{ri} (reverse italic), or @samp{ot} (other). -@item widthtype -This is normally @samp{condensed}, @samp{extended}, @samp{semicondensed} -or @samp{normal}. Other words may appear here in some font names. -@item style -This is an optional additional style name. Usually it is empty---most -long font names have two hyphens in a row at this point. -@item pixels -This is the font height, in pixels. -@item height -This is the font height on the screen, measured in tenths of a printer's -point---approximately 1/720 of an inch. In other words, it is the point -size of the font, times ten. For a given vertical resolution, -@var{height} and @var{pixels} are proportional; therefore, it is common -to specify just one of them and use @samp{*} for the other. -@item horiz -This is the horizontal resolution, in pixels per inch, of the screen for -which the font is intended. -@item vert -This is the vertical resolution, in pixels per inch, of the screen for -which the font is intended. Normally the resolution of the fonts on -your system is the right value for your screen; therefore, you normally -specify @samp{*} for this and @var{horiz}. -@item spacing -This is @samp{m} (monospace), @samp{p} (proportional) or @samp{c} -(character cell). -@item width -This is the average character width, in pixels, multiplied by ten. -@item charset -This is the character set that the font depicts. -Normally you should use @samp{iso8859-1}. -@end table - -@cindex listing system fonts - You will probably want to use a fixed-width default font---that is, -a font in which all characters have the same width. Any font with -@samp{m} or @samp{c} in the @var{spacing} field of the long name is a -fixed-width font. Here's how to use the @code{xlsfonts} program to -list all the fixed-width fonts available on your system: - -@example -xlsfonts -fn '*x*' | egrep "^[0-9]+x[0-9]+" -xlsfonts -fn '*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-m*' -xlsfonts -fn '*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-c*' -@end example - -@noindent -To see what a particular font looks like, use the @code{xfd} command. -For example: - -@example -xfd -fn 6x13 -@end example - -@noindent -displays the entire font @samp{6x13}. - - While running Emacs, you can set the font of the current frame -(@pxref{Frame Parameters}) or for a specific kind of text -(@pxref{Faces}). - -@node Colors X -@appendixsec Window Color Options -@cindex color of window -@cindex text colors, from command line - -@findex list-colors-display -@cindex available colors - On a color display, you can specify which color to use for various -parts of the Emacs display. To find out what colors are available on -your system, type @kbd{M-x list-colors-display}, or press -@kbd{C-Mouse-2} and select @samp{Display Colors} from the pop-up menu. -If you do not specify colors, on windowed displays the default for the -background is white and the default for all other colors is black. On a -monochrome display, the foreground is black, the background is white, -and the border is gray if the display supports that. On terminals, the -background is usually black and the foreground is white. - - Here is a list of the command-line options for specifying colors: - -@table @samp -@item -fg @var{color} -@opindex -fg -@itemx --foreground-color=@var{color} -@opindex --foreground-color -@cindex foreground color, command-line argument -Specify the foreground color. @var{color} should be a standard color -name, or a numeric specification of the color's red, green, and blue -components as in @samp{#4682B4} or @samp{RGB:46/82/B4}. -@item -bg @var{color} -@opindex -bg -@itemx --background-color=@var{color} -@opindex --background-color -@cindex background color, command-line argument -Specify the background color. -@item -bd @var{color} -@opindex -bd -@itemx --border-color=@var{color} -@opindex --border-color -@cindex border color, command-line argument -Specify the color of the border of the X window. -@item -cr @var{color} -@opindex -cr -@itemx --cursor-color=@var{color} -@opindex --cursor-color -@cindex cursor color, command-line argument -Specify the color of the Emacs cursor which indicates where point is. -@item -ms @var{color} -@opindex -ms -@itemx --mouse-color=@var{color} -@opindex --mouse-color -@cindex mouse pointer color, command-line argument -Specify the color for the mouse cursor when the mouse is in the Emacs window. -@item -r -@opindex -r -@itemx -rv -@opindex -rv -@itemx --reverse-video -@opindex --reverse-video -@cindex reverse video, command-line argument -Reverse video---swap the foreground and background colors. -@end table - - For example, to use a coral mouse cursor and a slate blue text cursor, -enter: - -@example -emacs -ms coral -cr 'slate blue' & -@end example - - You can reverse the foreground and background colors through the -@samp{-rv} option or with the X resource @samp{reverseVideo}. - - The @samp{-fg}, @samp{-bg}, and @samp{-rv} options function on -text-only terminals as well as on window systems. - -@node Window Size X -@appendixsec Options for Window Geometry -@cindex geometry of Emacs window -@cindex position and size of Emacs frame -@cindex width and height of Emacs frame - - The @samp{--geometry} option controls the size and position of the -initial Emacs frame. Here is the format for specifying the window -geometry: - -@table @samp -@item -g @var{width}x@var{height}@r{[@{}+-@r{@}}@var{xoffset}@r{@{}+-@r{@}}@var{yoffset}@r{]]} -@opindex -g -Specify window size @var{width} and @var{height} (measured in character -columns and lines), and positions @var{xoffset} and @var{yoffset} -(measured in pixels). - -@item --geometry=@var{width}x@var{height}@r{[@{}+-@r{@}}@var{xoffset}@r{@{}+-@r{@}}@var{yoffset}@r{]]} -@opindex --geometry -This is another way of writing the same thing. -@end table - -@noindent -@code{@r{@{}+-@r{@}}} means either a plus sign or a minus sign. A plus -sign before @var{xoffset} means it is the distance from the left side of -the screen; a minus sign means it counts from the right side. A plus -sign before @var{yoffset} means it is the distance from the top of the -screen, and a minus sign there indicates the distance from the bottom. -The values @var{xoffset} and @var{yoffset} may themselves be positive or -negative, but that doesn't change their meaning, only their direction. - - Emacs uses the same units as @code{xterm} does to interpret the geometry. -The @var{width} and @var{height} are measured in characters, so a large font -creates a larger frame than a small font. (If you specify a proportional -font, Emacs uses its maximum bounds width as the width unit.) The -@var{xoffset} and @var{yoffset} are measured in pixels. - - Since the mode line and the echo area occupy the last 2 lines of the -frame, the height of the initial text window is 2 less than the height -specified in your geometry. In non-X-toolkit versions of Emacs, the -menu bar also takes one line of the specified number. But in the X -toolkit version, the menu bar is additional and does not count against -the specified height. The tool bar, if present, is also additional. - - You do not have to specify all of the fields in the geometry -specification. - - If you omit both @var{xoffset} and @var{yoffset}, the window manager -decides where to put the Emacs frame, possibly by letting you place -it with the mouse. For example, @samp{164x55} specifies a window 164 -columns wide, enough for two ordinary width windows side by side, and 55 -lines tall. - - The default width for Emacs is 80 characters and the default height is -40 lines. You can omit either the width or the height or both. If -you start the geometry with an integer, Emacs interprets it as the -width. If you start with an @samp{x} followed by an integer, Emacs -interprets it as the height. Thus, @samp{81} specifies just the width; -@samp{x45} specifies just the height. - - If you start with @samp{+} or @samp{-}, that introduces an offset, -which means both sizes are omitted. Thus, @samp{-3} specifies the -@var{xoffset} only. (If you give just one offset, it is always -@var{xoffset}.) @samp{+3-3} specifies both the @var{xoffset} and the -@var{yoffset}, placing the frame near the bottom left of the screen. - - You can specify a default for any or all of the fields in -@file{.Xdefaults} file, and then override selected fields with a -@samp{--geometry} option. - -@node Borders X -@appendixsec Internal and External Borders -@cindex borders (X Window System) - - An Emacs frame has an internal border and an external border. The -internal border is an extra strip of the background color around the -text portion of the frame. Emacs itself draws the internal border. -The external border is added by the window manager outside the frame; -depending on the window manager you use, it may contain various boxes -you can click on to move or iconify the window. - -@table @samp -@item -ib @var{width} -@opindex -ib -@itemx --internal-border=@var{width} -@opindex --internal-border -@cindex border width, command-line argument -Specify @var{width} as the width of the internal border, in pixels. - -@item -bw @var{width} -@opindex -bw -@itemx --border-width=@var{width} -@opindex --border-width -Specify @var{width} as the width of the main border, in pixels. -@end table - - When you specify the size of the frame, that does not count the -borders. The frame's position is measured from the outside edge of the -external border. - - Use the @samp{-ib @var{n}} option to specify an internal border -@var{n} pixels wide. The default is 1. Use @samp{-bw @var{n}} to -specify the width of the external border (though the window manager may -not pay attention to what you specify). The default width of the -external border is 2. - -@node Title X -@appendixsec Frame Titles - - An Emacs frame may or may not have a specified title. The frame -title, if specified, appears in window decorations and icons as the -name of the frame. If an Emacs frame has no specified title, the -default title has the form @samp{@var{invocation-name}@@@var{machine}} -(if there is only one frame) or the selected window's buffer name (if -there is more than one frame). - - You can specify a title for the initial Emacs frame with a command -line option: - -@table @samp -@item -title @var{title} -@opindex --title -@itemx --title=@var{title} -@itemx -T @var{title} -@opindex -T -@cindex frame title, command-line argument -Specify @var{title} as the title for the initial Emacs frame. -@end table - - The @samp{--name} option (@pxref{Resources X}) also specifies the title -for the initial Emacs frame. - -@node Icons X -@appendixsec Icons -@cindex icons (X Window System) - - Most window managers allow the user to ``iconify'' a frame, removing -it from sight, and leaving a small, distinctive ``icon'' window in its -place. Clicking on the icon window makes the frame itself appear again. -If you have many clients running at once, you can avoid cluttering up -the screen by iconifying most of the clients. - -@table @samp -@item -i -@opindex -i -@itemx --icon-type -@opindex --icon-type -@cindex Emacs icon, a gnu -Use a picture of a gnu as the Emacs icon. - -@item -iconic -@opindex --iconic -@itemx --iconic -@cindex start iconified, command-line argument -Start Emacs in iconified state. -@end table - - The @samp{-i} or @samp{--icon-type} option tells Emacs to use an icon -window containing a picture of the GNU gnu. If omitted, Emacs lets the -window manager choose what sort of icon to use---usually just a small -rectangle containing the frame's title. - - The @samp{-iconic} option tells Emacs to begin running as an icon, -rather than showing a frame right away. In this situation, the icon -is the only indication that Emacs has started; the text frame doesn't -appear until you deiconify it. - -@node Resources X -@appendixsec X Resources -@cindex resources - -@cindex X resources, @file{~/.Xdefaults} file - Programs running under the X Window System organize their user options -under a hierarchy of classes and resources. You can specify default -values for these options in your X resources file, usually named -@file{~/.Xdefaults}. - - Each line in the file specifies a value for one option or for a -collection of related options, for one program or for several programs -(optionally even for all programs). - -@cindex Registry (MS-Windows) -@cindex @file{.Xdefaults} file, and MS-Windows - MS-Windows systems don't support @file{~/.Xdefaults} files, but -Emacs compiled for Windows looks for X resources in the Windows -Registry, under the keys @samp{HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\GNU\Emacs} -and @samp{HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\GNU\Emacs}. - - Programs define named resources with particular meanings. They also -define how to group resources into named classes. For instance, in -Emacs, the @samp{internalBorder} resource controls the width of the -internal border, and the @samp{borderWidth} resource controls the width -of the external border. Both of these resources are part of the -@samp{BorderWidth} class. Case distinctions are significant in these -names. - - In @file{~/.Xdefaults}, you can specify a value for a single resource -on one line, like this: - -@example -emacs.borderWidth: 2 -@end example - -@noindent -Or you can use a class name to specify the same value for all resources -in that class. Here's an example: - -@example -emacs.BorderWidth: 2 -@end example - - If you specify a value for a class, it becomes the default for all -resources in that class. You can specify values for individual -resources as well; these override the class value, for those particular -resources. Thus, this example specifies 2 as the default width for all -borders, but overrides this value with 4 for the external border: - -@example -emacs.BorderWidth: 2 -emacs.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 resource -name. It actually represents the name of the executable file that you -invoke to run Emacs. If Emacs is installed under a different name, it -looks 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 argument -Use @var{name} as the resource name (and the title) for the initial -Emacs frame. This option does not affect subsequent frames, but Lisp -programs can specify frame names when they create frames. - -If you don't specify this option, the default is to use the Emacs -executable's name as the resource name. - -@item -xrm @var{resource-values} -@opindex --xrm -@itemx --xrm=@var{resource-values} -@cindex resource values, command-line argument -Specify X resource values for this Emacs job (see below). -@end table - - For consistency, @samp{-name} also specifies the name to use for -other resource values that do not belong to any particular frame. - - The resources that name Emacs invocations also belong to a class; its -name 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 executable -file. Here is an example: - -@example -Emacs.BorderWidth: 2 -Emacs.borderWidth: 4 -@end example - - You can specify a string of additional resource values for Emacs to -use with the command line option @samp{-xrm @var{resources}}. The text -@var{resources} should have the same format that you would use inside a file -of 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 full -of resource specifications. Resource values specified with @samp{-xrm} -take precedence over all other resource specifications. - - The following table lists the resource names that designate options -for Emacs, each with 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 window -manager 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 well -as the Emacs frame itself. - -If this resource specifies a position, that position applies only to the -initial Emacs frame (or, in the case of a resource for a specific frame -name, only that frame). However, the size, if specified here, applies to -all frames. - -@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 leading -Additional space (@dfn{leading}) between lines, in pixels. - -@item @code{menuBar} (class @code{MenuBar}) -Give frames menu bars if @samp{on}; don't have menu bars if @samp{off}. - -@item @code{toolBar} (class @code{ToolBar}) -Number of lines to reserve for the tool bar. A zero value suppresses -the tool bar. If the value is non-zero and -@code{auto-resize-tool-bars} is non-@code{nil}, the tool bar's size -will be changed automatically so that all tool bar items are visible. - -@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 menus -Font name for menu pane titles, in non-toolkit versions of Emacs. - -@item @code{pointerColor} (class @code{Foreground}) -Color of the mouse cursor. - -@ignore -@item @code{privateColormap} (class @code{PrivateColormap}) -If @samp{on}, use a private color map, in the case where the ``default -visual'' of class PseudoColor and Emacs is using it. -@end ignore - -@item @code{reverseVideo} (class @code{ReverseVideo}) -Switch foreground and background default colors if @samp{on}, use colors as -specified if @samp{off}. - -@item @code{screenGamma} (class @code{ScreenGamma}) -@cindex gamma correction -Gamma correction for colors, equivalent to the frame parameter -@code{screen-gamma}. - -@item @code{selectionFont} (class @code{Font}) -Font name for pop-up menu items, in non-toolkit versions of Emacs. (For -toolkit versions, see @ref{Lucid Resources}, also see @ref{LessTif -Resources}.) - -@item @code{synchronous} (class @code{Synchronous}) -@cindex debugging X problems -@cindex synchronous X mode -Run Emacs in synchronous mode if @samp{on}. Synchronous mode is -useful for debugging X problems. - -@item @code{title} (class @code{Title}) -Name to display in the title bar of the initial Emacs frame. - -@item @code{verticalScrollBars} (class @code{ScrollBars}) -Give frames scroll bars if @samp{on}; don't have scroll bars if -@samp{off}. -@end table - - Here are resources for controlling the appearance of particular faces -(@pxref{Faces}): - -@table @code -@item @var{face}.attributeFont -Font for face @var{face}. -@item @var{face}.attributeForeground -Foreground color for face @var{face}. -@item @var{face}.attributeBackground -Background color for face @var{face}. -@item @var{face}.attributeUnderline -Underline flag for face @var{face}. Use @samp{on} or @samp{true} for -yes. -@item @var{face}.attributeFamily -Font family for face @var{face}. -@item @var{face}.attributeWidth -Relative 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}.attributeHeight -Height of the font to use for face @var{face}: either an integer -specifying the height in units of 1/10@dmn{pt}, or a floating point -number that specifies a scale factor to scale the underlying face's -default font, or a function to be called with the default height which -will return a new height. -@item @var{face}.attributeWeight -A 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}.attributeSlant -The 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}.attributeStrikeThrough -Whether the face @var{face} should be drawn with a line striking -through the characters. -@item @var{face}.attributeOverline -Whether the characters in the face @var{face} should be overlined. -@item @var{face}.attributeBox -Whether to draw a box around the characters in face @var{face}. -@item @var{face}.attributeInverse -Whether to display the characters in face @var{face} in inverse -video. -@item @var{face}.attributeStipple -The 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}.attributeBackgroundPixmap -The background pixmap for the face @var{face}. Should be a name of a -pixmap file or @code{false}. -@item @var{face}.attributeBold -Whether to draw the characters in the face @var{face} as bold. -@item @var{face}.attributeItalic -Whether 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 toolkit -with the Lucid menu widgets, then the menu bar is a separate widget and -has 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: - -@example -Emacs.pane.menubar.@var{resource}: @var{value} -@end example - -@noindent -For example, to specify the font @samp{8x16} for the menu-bar items, -write this: - -@example -Emacs.pane.menubar.font: 8x16 -@end example - -@noindent -Resources 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: - -@example -Emacs.menu*.font: 8x16 -@end example - -@noindent -For dialog boxes, use @samp{dialog} instead of @samp{menu}: - -@example -Emacs.dialog*.font: 8x16 -@end example - -@noindent -Experience shows that on some systems you may need to add -@samp{shell.}@: before the @samp{pane.menubar} or @samp{menu*}. On -some 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 font -Font for menu item text. -@item foreground -Color of the foreground. -@item background -Color of the background. -@item buttonForeground -In the menu bar, the color of the foreground for a selected item. -@item horizontalSpacing -Horizontal spacing in pixels between items. Default is 3. -@item verticalSpacing -Vertical spacing in pixels between items. Default is 1. -@item arrowSpacing -Horizontal spacing between the arrow (which indicates a submenu) and -the associated text. Default is 10. -@item shadowThickness -Thickness of shadow line around the widget. -@item margin -The margin of the menu bar, in characters. The default of 4 makes the -menu bar appear like the LessTif/Motif one. -@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 toolkit -with the LessTif or Motif widgets, then the menu bar, the dialog -boxes, the pop-up menus, and the file-selection box are separate -widgets 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 them -like this: - -@smallexample -Emacs.pane.menubar.@var{subwidget}.@var{resource}: @var{value} -@end smallexample - - Each individual string in the menu bar is a subwidget; the subwidget's -name 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 the -same resources for the whole menu bar. To do this, use @samp{*} instead -of a specific subwidget name. For example, to specify the font -@samp{8x16} for the menu-bar items, write this: - -@smallexample -Emacs.pane.menubar.*.fontList: 8x16 -@end smallexample - -@noindent -This also specifies the resource value for submenus. - - Each item in a submenu in the menu bar also has its own name for X -resources; for example, the @samp{File} submenu has an item named -@samp{Save (current buffer)}. A resource specification for a submenu -item looks like this: - -@smallexample -Emacs.pane.menubar.popup_*.@var{menu}.@var{item}.@var{resource}: @var{value} -@end smallexample - -@noindent -For example, here's how to specify the font for the @samp{Save (current -buffer)} item: - -@smallexample -Emacs.pane.menubar.popup_*.File.Save (current buffer).fontList: 8x16 -@end smallexample - -@noindent -For an item in a second-level submenu, such as @samp{Complete Word} -under @samp{Spell Checking} under @samp{Tools}, the resource fits this -template: - -@smallexample -Emacs.pane.menubar.popup_*.popup_*.@var{menu}.@var{resource}: @var{value} -@end smallexample - -@noindent -For example, - -@smallexample -Emacs.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 items -without also specifying it for the submenus as well. So if you want the -submenu items to look different from the menu bar itself, you must ask -for that in two steps. First, specify the resource for all of them; -then, override the value for submenus alone. Here is an example: - -@smallexample -Emacs.pane.menubar.*.fontList: 8x16 -Emacs.pane.menubar.popup_*.fontList: 8x16 -@end smallexample - -@noindent -For LessTif pop-up menus, use @samp{menu*} instead of -@samp{pane.menubar}. For example, to specify the font @samp{8x16} for -the pop-up menu items, write this: - -@smallexample -Emacs.menu*.fontList: 8x16 -@end smallexample - -@noindent -For LessTif dialog boxes, use @samp{dialog} instead of @samp{menu}: - -@example -Emacs.dialog*.fontList: 8x16 -Emacs.dialog*.foreground: hotpink -@end example - -To specify resources for the LessTif file-selection box, use -@samp{fsb*}, like this: - -@example -Emacs.fsb*.fontList: 8x16 -@end example - -@iftex -@medbreak -@end iftex - Here is a list of the specific resources for LessTif menu bars and -pop-up menus: - -@table @code -@item armColor -The color to show in an armed button. -@item fontList -The font to use. -@item marginBottom -@itemx marginHeight -@itemx marginLeft -@itemx marginRight -@itemx marginTop -@itemx marginWidth -Amount of space to leave around the item, within the border. -@item borderWidth -The width of the border around the menu item, on all sides. -@item shadowThickness -The width of the border shadow. -@item bottomShadowColor -The color for the border shadow, on the bottom and the right. -@item topShadowColor -The color for the border shadow, on the top and the left. -@end table