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authorRobert Pluim <rpluim@gmail.com>2022-02-01 12:01:14 +0100
committerRobert Pluim <rpluim@gmail.com>2022-02-08 17:09:15 +0100
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Improve make-frame-on-display initial values
* doc/emacs/frames.texi (Multiple Displays): Add index entry for 'display server'. * lisp/frame.el (make-frame-on-display): Specify sensible initial values when reading display name. * lisp/menu-bar.el (menu-bar-file-menu): Use 'display server' rather than 'display' to avoid monitor<->display confusion.
-rw-r--r--doc/emacs/frames.texi1
-rw-r--r--lisp/frame.el4
-rw-r--r--lisp/menu-bar.el4
3 files changed, 6 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/doc/emacs/frames.texi b/doc/emacs/frames.texi
index 29edbe98633..e3cfe5f8441 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/frames.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/frames.texi
@@ -949,6 +949,7 @@ Speedbar,,speedbar, Speedbar Manual}.
@node Multiple Displays
@section Multiple Displays
@cindex multiple displays
+@cindex display server
A single Emacs can talk to more than one X display. Initially, Emacs
uses just one display---the one specified with the @env{DISPLAY}
diff --git a/lisp/frame.el b/lisp/frame.el
index e9c88adc7cc..b681a971aa3 100644
--- a/lisp/frame.el
+++ b/lisp/frame.el
@@ -702,7 +702,9 @@ Return nil if we don't know how to interpret DISPLAY."
The optional argument PARAMETERS specifies additional frame parameters."
(interactive (if (fboundp 'x-display-list)
(list (completing-read "Make frame on display: "
- (x-display-list)))
+ (x-display-list) nil
+ nil (car (x-display-list))
+ nil (car (x-display-list))))
(user-error "This Emacs build does not support X displays")))
(make-frame (cons (cons 'display display) parameters)))
diff --git a/lisp/menu-bar.el b/lisp/menu-bar.el
index 7678b1ece66..e26355293f3 100644
--- a/lisp/menu-bar.el
+++ b/lisp/menu-bar.el
@@ -131,9 +131,9 @@
:visible (fboundp 'make-frame-on-monitor)
:help "Open a new frame on another monitor"))
(bindings--define-key menu [make-frame-on-display]
- '(menu-item "New Frame on Display..." make-frame-on-display
+ '(menu-item "New Frame on Display Server..." make-frame-on-display
:visible (fboundp 'make-frame-on-display)
- :help "Open a new frame on another display"))
+ :help "Open a new frame on a display server"))
(bindings--define-key menu [make-frame]
'(menu-item "New Frame" make-frame-command
:visible (fboundp 'make-frame-command)