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author | Glenn Morris <[email protected]> | 2009-10-11 00:07:05 +0000 |
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committer | Glenn Morris <[email protected]> | 2009-10-11 00:07:05 +0000 |
commit | 5feb0b73eb5d589faf5c961eac86e8dbef67b3ba (patch) | |
tree | 62ef8f0d3e927cd67f300c6102797ea6dec32bfb /doc/lispref/frames.texi | |
parent | 9ec6f100283ffa7a507dee51176c5ed3f8a185df (diff) |
(Size and Position): Clarify what is included in the frame height. (Bug#4535)
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1 files changed, 13 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/doc/lispref/frames.texi b/doc/lispref/frames.texi index c65a0a6c70..0ac25352bb 100644 --- a/doc/lispref/frames.texi +++ b/doc/lispref/frames.texi @@ -1,7 +1,8 @@ @c -*-texinfo-*- @c This is part of the GNU Emacs Lisp Reference Manual. @c Copyright (C) 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2001, -@c 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 Free Software Foundation, Inc. +@c 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 +@c Free Software Foundation, Inc. @c See the file elisp.texi for copying conditions. @setfilename ../../info/frames @node Frames, Positions, Windows, Top @@ -980,12 +981,17 @@ selected frame. @defunx frame-pixel-width &optional frame These functions return the height and width of the main display area of @var{frame}, measured in pixels. If you don't supply @var{frame}, -they use the selected frame. - -These values include the internal borders, and windows' scroll bars -and fringes (which belong to individual windows, not to the frame -itself), but do not include menu bars or tool bars (except when using -X without an X toolkit). +they use the selected frame. For a text-only terminal, the results are +in characters rather than pixels. + +These values include the internal borders, and windows' scroll bars and +fringes (which belong to individual windows, not to the frame itself). +The exact value of the heights depends on the window-system and toolkit +in use. With Gtk+, the height does not include any tool bar or menu +bar. With the Motif or Lucid toolkits, it includes the tool bar but +not the menu bar. In a graphical version with no toolkit, it includes +both the tool bar and menu bar. For a text-only terminal, the result +includes the menu bar. @end defun @defun frame-char-height &optional frame |