Re: master 8aef5d224a6: Merge branch 'scratch/tty-child-frames'

[Robert Pluim <rpluim@gmail.com>]

>>>>> On Thu, 19 Dec 2024 13:44:54 +0100, Gerd Möllmann <gerd.moellmann@gmail.com> said:

    Gerd> Stefan Kangas <stefankangas@gmail.com> writes:
    >> Gerd Moellmann <gerd@gnu.org> writes:
    >> 
    >>> branch: master
    >>> commit 8aef5d224a6fccb675729748836d5ebfdcfa1101
    >>> Merge: ea865c98cf3 6fa2050ee76
    >>> Author: Gerd Möllmann <gerd@gnu.org>
    >>> Commit: Gerd Möllmann <gerd@gnu.org>
    >>> 
    >>> Merge branch 'scratch/tty-child-frames'
    >>> 
    >>> Add support for child frames on tty
    >>> 
    >>> The redisplay part is complete.  The frame-handling part supports
    >>> use-cases like Posframe, Corfu, and child frames acting like tooltips.
    >>> Other use-cases of child frames are not currently supported.  In
    >>> particular, trying to create minibuffer-only child frames on ttys will
    >>> signal an error.
    >> 
    >> Very nice, thank you!  And congratulations.
    >> 
    >> I can't find anything about this in NEWS, though.

    Gerd> Now done, but it would be nice if someone could check if that's
    Gerd> sufficient and so on.

I was thinking of sticking something like this on top. Do we need to
document the limitations there, such as no suport for minibuffer-only?

diff --git a/doc/lispref/frames.texi b/doc/lispref/frames.texi
index bf4d5c05f3a..cc7d3f79a7f 100644
--- a/doc/lispref/frames.texi
+++ b/doc/lispref/frames.texi
@@ -3393,8 +3393,8 @@ Child Frames
 
   By design, operations to make or modify child frames are implemented
 with the help of frame parameters (@pxref{Frame Parameters}) without any
-specialized functions or customizable variables.  Note that child frames
-are meaningful on graphical terminals only.
+specialized functions or customizable variables.  Child frames
+are meaningful on graphical and text terminals.
 
   To create a new child frame or to convert a normal frame into a child
 frame, set that frame's @code{parent-frame} parameter (@pxref{Frame


Robert
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