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-rw-r--r--doc/lispref/ChangeLog11
-rw-r--r--doc/lispref/frames.texi7
2 files changed, 13 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/doc/lispref/ChangeLog b/doc/lispref/ChangeLog
index dd57b11860..3313a74158 100644
--- a/doc/lispref/ChangeLog
+++ b/doc/lispref/ChangeLog
@@ -1,8 +1,13 @@
+2009-02-11 Glenn Morris <[email protected]>
+
+ * frames.texi (Visibility of Frames): Mention the effect multiple
+ workspaces/desktops can have on visibility.
+
2009-02-07 Eli Zaretskii <[email protected]>
- * text.texi (Commands for Insertion):
- * commands.texi (Event Mod):
- * keymaps.texi (Searching Keymaps):
+ * text.texi (Commands for Insertion):
+ * commands.texi (Event Mod):
+ * keymaps.texi (Searching Keymaps):
* nonascii.texi (Translation of Characters): Reinstate
documentation of translation-table-for-input.
(Explicit Encoding): Document the `charset' text property produced
diff --git a/doc/lispref/frames.texi b/doc/lispref/frames.texi
index 3e0367f026..d369be154d 100644
--- a/doc/lispref/frames.texi
+++ b/doc/lispref/frames.texi
@@ -1416,8 +1416,11 @@ position consistent with the new selected frame.
A window frame may be @dfn{visible}, @dfn{invisible}, or
@dfn{iconified}. If it is visible, you can see its contents, unless
other windows cover it. If it is iconified, the frame's contents do
-not appear on the screen, but an icon does. If the frame is
-invisible, it doesn't show on the screen, not even as an icon.
+not appear on the screen, but an icon does. (Note: because of the
+way in which some window managers implement the concept of multiple
+workspaces, or desktops, all frames on other workspaces may appear to
+Emacs to be iconified.) If the frame is invisible, it doesn't show on
+the screen, not even as an icon.
Visibility is meaningless for terminal frames, since only the selected
one is actually displayed in any case.