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Frames and X Windows
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   When using the X Window System, you can create multiple windows at
the X level in a single Emacs session.  Each X window that belongs to
Emacs displays a "frame" which can contain one or several Emacs windows.
A frame initially contains a single general-purpose Emacs window which
you can subdivide vertically or horizontally into smaller windows.  A
frame normally contains its own echo area and minibuffer, but you can
make frames that don't have these--they use the echo area and
minibuffer of another frame.

   Editing you do in one frame also affects the other frames.  For
instance, if you put text in the kill ring in one frame, you can yank it
in another frame.  If you exit Emacs through `C-x C-c' in one frame, it
terminates all the frames.  To delete just one frame, use `C-x 5 0'
(that is zero, not `o').

   To avoid confusion, we reserve the word "window" for the
subdivisions that Emacs implements, and never use it to refer to a
frame.

   Emacs compiled for MS-DOS emulates some aspects of the window system
so that you can use many of the features described in this chapter.
Note: MS-DOS Input, for more information.

   Emacs compiled for MS Windows mostly supports the same features as
under X.  However, images, tool bars, and tooltips are not yet
available in Emacs version 21.1 on MS-Windows.

Mouse Commands

Moving, cutting, and pasting, with the mouse.

Secondary Selection

Cutting without altering point and mark.

Clipboard

Using the clipboard for selections.

Mouse References

Using the mouse to select an item from a list.

Menu Mouse Clicks

Mouse clicks that bring up menus.

Mode Line Mouse

Mouse clicks on the mode line.

Creating Frames

Creating additional Emacs frames with various contents.

Frame Commands

Iconifying, deleting, and switching frames.

Speedbar

How to make and use a speedbar frame.

Multiple Displays

How one Emacs job can talk to several displays.

Special Buffer Frames

You can make certain buffers have their own frames.

Frame Parameters

Changing the colors and other modes of frames.

Scroll Bars

How to enable and disable scroll bars; how to use them.

Wheeled Mice

Using mouse wheels for scrolling.

Menu Bars

Enabling and disabling the menu bar.

Tool Bars

Enabling and disabling the tool bar.

Dialog Boxes

Controlling use of dialog boxes.

Tooltips

Showing "tooltips", AKA "balloon help" for active text.

Mouse Avoidance

Moving the mouse pointer out of the way.

Non-Window Terminals

Multiple frames on terminals that show only one.

XTerm Mouse

Using the mouse in an XTerm terminal emulator.