@appendix X Options and Resources
You can customize some X-related aspects of Emacs behavior using X
-resources, as is usual for programs that use X. X resources are the
-only way to customize tooltip windows and LessTif menus, since the
-libraries that implement them don't provide for customization through
-Emacs. This appendix describes the X resources that Emacs recognizes
-and how to use them.
+resources, as is usual for programs that use X. On MS-Windows, you
+can customize some of the same aspects using the system registry.
+@xref{MS-Windows Registry}. X resources are the only way to customize
+tooltip windows and LessTif menus, since the libraries that implement
+them don't provide for customization through Emacs. This appendix
+describes the X resources that Emacs recognizes and how to use them.
@menu
* Resources:: Using X resources with Emacs (in general).
@cindex resources
@cindex X resources, @file{~/.Xdefaults} file
- Programs running under the X Window System organize their user options
-under a hierarchy of classes and resources. You can specify default
-values for these options in your X resources file, usually named
-@file{~/.Xdefaults}.
+ Programs running under the X Window System organize their user
+options under a hierarchy of classes and resources. You can specify
+default values for these options in your X resources file, usually
+named @file{~/.Xdefaults}. If changes in @file{~/.Xdefaults} do not
+take effect, it is because your X server stores its own list of
+resources; to update them, use the shell command @command{xrdb}---for
+instance, @samp{xrdb ~/.Xdefaults}.
Each line in the file specifies a value for one option or for a
collection of related options, for one program or for several programs
@cindex @file{.Xdefaults} file, and MS-Windows
MS-Windows systems don't support @file{~/.Xdefaults} files, but
Emacs compiled for Windows looks for X resources in the Windows
-Registry, under the keys @samp{HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\GNU\Emacs}
-and @samp{HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\GNU\Emacs}.
+Registry, under the key @samp{HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\GNU\Emacs}
+and then under the key @samp{HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\GNU\Emacs}.
Programs define named resources with particular meanings. They also
define how to group resources into named classes. For instance, in
@appendixsec Table of X Resources for Emacs
This table lists the resource names that designate options for
-Emacs, each with the class that it belongs to:
+Emacs, not counting those for the appearance of the menu bar, each
+with the class that it belongs to:
@table @asis
@item @code{background} (class @code{Background})
name, only that frame). However, the size, if specified here, applies to
all frames.
+@item @code{fullscreen} (class @code{Fullscreen})
+The desired fullscreen size. The value can be one of @code{fullboth},
+@code{fullwidth} or @code{fullheight}, which correspond to
+the command-line options @samp{-fs}, @samp{-fw}, and @samp{-fh}
+(@pxref{Window Size X}).
+
+Note that this applies to all frames created, not just the initial
+one.
+
@item @code{iconName} (class @code{Title})
Name to display in the icon.
Additional space (@dfn{leading}) between lines, in pixels.
@item @code{menuBar} (class @code{MenuBar})
-Give frames menu bars if @samp{on}; don't have menu bars if @samp{off}.
+Give frames menu bars if @samp{on}; don't have menu bars if
+@samp{off}. @xref{Lucid Resources}, and @ref{LessTif Resources}, for
+how to control the appearance of the menu bar if you have one.
@item @code{toolBar} (class @code{ToolBar})
Number of lines to reserve for the tool bar. A zero value suppresses