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From: Tim X <timx@nospam.dev.null>
Subject: Re: Changing foreground/background colors in all frames
Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2006 08:36:13 +1000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <87mzc6dtlu.fsf@tiger.rapttech.com.au> (raw)
In-Reply-To: mailman.3123.1150909180.9609.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org

"Swidan, Firas" <swidanf@hhmi.org> writes:

> Hi,
>
> I am unable to set the default foreground and background colors in all emacs
> frames. I have added
>
> (set-background-color "black")
> (set-foreground-color "white")
>
> To my .emacs. This changes the setting in the first emacs frame.  However,
> if I use 
>
> C-x 5 f 
>
> To open a new file in a new frame, the foreground/background settings in the
> .emacs file do not seem to affect the look of the new frame.
>
> Any ideas how to tackle this issue?
>
> Many thanks and all the best,
> Firas.
>
>
>

Either set the values in default-frame-alist AND initial-fram-alist or
far easier, use M-x customize-face <ret> default <ret>

Tim

-- 
tcross (at) rapttech dot com dot au

       reply	other threads:[~2006-06-21 22:36 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
     [not found] <mailman.3123.1150909180.9609.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2006-06-21 22:36 ` Tim X [this message]
2006-06-21 15:33 Changing foreground/background colors in all frames Swidan, Firas
2006-06-21 17:24 ` Gilbert Harman
2006-06-21 18:45   ` Swidan, Firas
2006-06-21 17:38 ` Ehud Karni
2006-06-21 19:21 ` Peter Dyballa
     [not found] ` <mailman.3128.1150911529.9609.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2006-06-21 19:21   ` Norbert Melzer
2006-06-21 20:15     ` Drew Adams

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