From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail
From: Mark Elston <m.elston@advantest-ard.com>
Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help
Subject: Re: Modifying Frame Title
Date: Wed, 28 May 2008 17:47:31 -0700
Message-ID: <uskw2ey1o.fsf@advantest-ard.com>
References: <u4p8igwt5.fsf@advantest-ard.com> <g1knqf$5n8$1@news.albasani.net>
NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1212028676 13518 80.91.229.12 (29 May 2008 02:37:56 GMT)
X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org
NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 29 May 2008 02:37:56 +0000 (UTC)
To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Thu May 29 04:38:37 2008
Return-path: <help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org>
Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org
Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165])
	by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50)
	id 1K1Y2H-0002ph-FR
	for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Thu, 29 May 2008 04:38:37 +0200
Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:52699 helo=lists.gnu.org)
	by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43)
	id 1K1Y1W-0001Fa-1z
	for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Wed, 28 May 2008 22:37:50 -0400
Original-Path: news.stanford.edu!headwall.stanford.edu!newshub.sdsu.edu!border1.nntp.dca.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!local02.nntp.dca.giganews.com!nntp.posted.advantestrndcenter!news.posted.advantestrndcenter.POSTED!not-for-mail
Original-NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 28 May 2008 19:49:25 -0500
Original-Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.help
User-Agent: Gnus/5.11 (Gnus v5.11) Emacs/22.1.50 (windows-nt)
Cancel-Lock: sha1:wpVlLMjG3vzy+j2JWIl5S/v/kHM=
Original-Lines: 32
X-Usenet-Provider: http://www.giganews.com
Original-NNTP-Posting-Host: 192.84.20.196
Original-X-Trace: sv3-A95qvCuHrb0BST4NJsVnVb2gqiYbq1Mxq3IaxAh94i/c62D6WUgyD5xhb4qi4G+I9Lv70jjD/slUuak!nU8diHKupluEosgLxLOvjur4LdOrnPzVbnRHkK2ZXsJ2o5bzDJSYha249531lg4rBVeVzYaio8Jk!dKSx
X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Please be sure to forward a copy of ALL headers
X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Otherwise we will be unable to process your complaint
	properly
X-Postfilter: 1.3.39
Original-Xref: news.stanford.edu gnu.emacs.help:158987
X-Mailman-Approved-At: Wed, 28 May 2008 22:36:51 -0400
X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5
Precedence: list
List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor <help-gnu-emacs.gnu.org>
List-Unsubscribe: <http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/help-gnu-emacs>,
	<mailto:help-gnu-emacs-request@gnu.org?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Archive: <http://lists.gnu.org/pipermail/help-gnu-emacs>
List-Post: <mailto:help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
List-Help: <mailto:help-gnu-emacs-request@gnu.org?subject=help>
List-Subscribe: <http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/help-gnu-emacs>,
	<mailto:help-gnu-emacs-request@gnu.org?subject=subscribe>
Original-Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org
Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org
Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:54350
Archived-At: <http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.help/54350>

Rupert Swarbrick <rswarbrick@gmail.com> writes:

> Mark Elston <m.elston@advantest-ard.com> writes:
>
>> I would like to modify the frame title when I run GNUS (or,
>> possibly other times as well).
>>
>> I tried the following in the *scratch* buffer:
>>
>>  (modify-frame-parameters nil ((frame-title-format . "GNUS")))
>>
>> This resulted in an error, though.  Is there a way to get the
>> frame to have a different title?
>>
>> Mark
>
> ...
>
> What you want appears to be
>
>   (modify-frame-parameters nil '((name . "GNUS")))
>
> Note that I've never done this before, and worked this out from
> reading the help strings, but the frame name hasn't changed when I've
> switched buffers here, so I presume I've got it right!
>

Great, Rupert.  Works like a charm.

Now I just need to add it to a hook function and I'm all set...

Mark