Re: Should this package be included into the NS port?

[Stefan Monnier]

> that a glitch has occurred. If anyone knows how to create a hidden frame
> without ever making it visible, I'd be happy to fix that.

server.el supposedly manages to do that.  At least, it woprked for me
when I wrote the code, but I don't know if the NS port handles it
correctly:

(defun server-select-display (display)
  ;; If the current frame is on `display' we're all set.
  ;; Similarly if we are unable to open frames on other displays, there's
  ;; nothing more we can do.
  (unless (or (not (fboundp 'make-frame-on-display))
              (server--on-display-p (selected-frame) display))
    ;; Otherwise, look for an existing frame there and select it.
    (dolist (frame (frame-list))
      (when (server--on-display-p frame display)
        (select-frame frame)))
    ;; If there's no frame on that display yet, create and select one.
    (unless (server--on-display-p (selected-frame) display)
      (let* ((buffer (generate-new-buffer " *server-dummy*"))
             (frame (make-frame-on-display
                     display
                     ;; Make it display (and remember) some dummy buffer, so
                     ;; we can detect later if the frame is in use or not.
                     `((server-dummy-buffer . ,buffer)
                       ;; This frame may be deleted later (see
                       ;; server-unselect-display) so we want it to be as
                       ;; unobtrusive as possible.
                       (visibility . nil)))))
        (select-frame frame)
        (set-window-buffer (selected-window) buffer)
        frame))))


-- Stefan