From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Memnon Anon Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: New Frame is different Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2011 14:38:26 +0000 (UTC) Message-ID: <87obw22a6z.fsf@mean.albasani.net> References: <4ECC140B.5080402@gmail.com> <87ty5vjw4g.fsf@gmail.com> <4ECC3CC6.5080606@gmail.com> <87y5v71eyf.fsf@mean.albasani.net> <4ECCD9C5.4000200@mousecar.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: dough.gmane.org 1322059138 12131 80.91.229.12 (23 Nov 2011 14:38:58 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2011 14:38:58 +0000 (UTC) To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Wed Nov 23 15:38:55 2011 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([140.186.70.17]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1RTDyR-0002hg-4i for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Wed, 23 Nov 2011 15:38:55 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:37834 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1RTDyQ-0007nB-3k for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Wed, 23 Nov 2011 09:38:54 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.92]:36558) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1RTDyG-0007n5-LF for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 23 Nov 2011 09:38:50 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1RTDyC-0005oq-Cm for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 23 Nov 2011 09:38:44 -0500 Original-Received: from lo.gmane.org ([80.91.229.12]:58232) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1RTDyC-0005od-7l for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 23 Nov 2011 09:38:40 -0500 Original-Received: from list by lo.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1RTDyA-0002WJ-Jc for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 23 Nov 2011 15:38:38 +0100 Original-Received: from e178229045.adsl.alicedsl.de ([85.178.229.45]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Wed, 23 Nov 2011 15:38:38 +0100 Original-Received: from gegendosenfleisch by e178229045.adsl.alicedsl.de with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Wed, 23 Nov 2011 15:38:38 +0100 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ Original-Lines: 49 Original-X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: e178229045.adsl.alicedsl.de Cancel-Lock: sha1:m6+dAkTHEA/gZ3JjRYuzaHxYP9U= X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) X-Received-From: 80.91.229.12 X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:83018 Archived-At: ken writes: >> ,----[ (emacs) Creating Frames ] >> | Here's a similar example for specifying a foreground color: >> | | (add-to-list 'default-frame-alist '(foreground-color . >> "blue")) >> | | By putting such customizations in your init file, you can >> control the >> | appearance of all the frames Emacs creates, including the initial one. >> `---- > > But what's the variable name for cursor color? And for font size? I > looked for these in the "Help" and some googling, but no help. What did you google for? 'emacs default-frame-list cursor' and 'emacs default-frame-list font' gave me some very good hits, say, on the emacswiki. But... Emacs has sooo much info ... use it! Always there, always uptodate. a) * `C-h r' * i "cursor" * couple of ","s ,---- | You can customize the cursor's color, and whether it blinks, using the | `cursor' Custom group (*note Easy Customization::). `---- so `M-x customize-group RET cursor RET' is one way. b) I already cited (elisp) Creating Frames * `u' ... look around ... Frame Parameters sounds good * Window Frame Parameters sounds good * (elisp) Font and Color Parameters Bingo! ... Which also says: ,----[ (info "(elisp)Font and Color Parameters") ] | The following frame parameters are semi-obsolete in that they are | automatically equivalent to particular face attributes of particular | faces `---- hth Memnon