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  • * bug#18637: 24.4.50; doc of frame parameter DISPLAY vs actual value on MS Windows
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    @ 2014-10-06  2:55   ` Drew Adams
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    From: Drew Adams @ 2014-10-06  2:55 UTC (permalink / raw)
      To: Eli Zaretskii, Drew Adams; +Cc: 18637
    
    > > In (elisp) `Basic Parameters' I see this description of frame
    > > parameter `display':
    > >
    > >   The display on which to open this frame.  It should be a string
    > >   of the form `"HOST:DPY.SCREEN"', just like the `DISPLAY'
    > >   environment variable.
    > >
    > > But if I evaluate `(frame-parameters)' on MS Windows I see this
    > > value for parameter `display': "w32".
    > >
    > > "w32" does not seem to fit the form `"HOST:DPY.SCREEN"'.  What
    > > gives?
    > 
    > Emacs on MS-Windows doesn't support the notion of 'display', so all
    > frames return the same value of that parameter.
    
    OK, then the doc should mention this, or at least say that the
    string might not take the form "HOST:DPY.SCREEN" on some platforms,
    and preferably say something about what to expect on the
    exceptional platforms (and perhaps give some idea of what use the
    exceptional value is - what it can be used for, or what info it
    conveys).
    
    > > And why is that string surrounded by `...'?
    > 
    > An artifact of Texinfo markup.
    
    I see.  Is that then correct, or should the `...' be absent?
    There are strings in the manual that are not surrounded by `...'.
    
    > > And why aren't the components of that "form" described: What are
    > > acceptable values for HOST, DPY, and SCREEN?
    > 
    > Users on X already know what they are; users on other systems don't
    > need to know, because this is not supported.  Either way, this
    > notion is not an Emacs invention, it is a feature of the X
    > window system.
    
    Then please say that.  E.g., say that the value is useful only for
    X Window, or only relevant for it.  If the function itself has no
    use beyond X Window, then please make that clear.
    
    
    
    
    
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    2014-10-06  2:55     ` bug#18637: 24.4.50; doc of frame parameter DISPLAY vs actual value on MS Windows Drew Adams
    2014-10-06 14:39       ` Eli Zaretskii
    2014-10-06 16:34         ` Stefan Monnier
    2014-10-06  2:55   ` Drew Adams
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    2014-10-06 16:31   ` Drew Adams
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    2014-10-06 17:25   ` Drew Adams
    2014-10-05 19:23     ` Drew Adams
    2014-10-05 19:30       ` Eli Zaretskii
    2014-10-05 19:44         ` Eli Zaretskii
    2014-10-06 18:08       ` Andy Moreton
    2014-10-06 18:23         ` Drew Adams
    2014-10-07 18:35       ` Andy Moreton
    2014-10-07 20:25         ` Drew Adams
    2014-10-06 19:29     ` Eli Zaretskii
    2014-10-06 20:52     ` Drew Adams
    2014-10-07 15:14       ` Eli Zaretskii
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    2014-10-07 18:12     ` Drew Adams
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