Re: set up 2 frames in .emacs

[Kevin Rodgers]

B. T. Raven wrote:
> In my .emacs I have the form:
>
> (setq initial-frame-alist '((name . "arial") (top . 370) (left . 1) (width
> . 163) (height . 17)))
>
> I have recently started using a second frame which I manually create with:
>
>  'new-frame
>  'set-frame-font
> 'set-frame-name
>
> after emacs is loaded.
>
> Is there a way to create another frame in the .emacs that establishes
> these three parameters without switching to it? I dont care about its
> screen position or size.

(make-frame '((name . "Second Frame")
              (visibility . nil) ; or icon
              (font . "Other Font")))

Do you want the second frame displayed?  If so, what buffer should it
display?

--
Kevin