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@c See file emacs.texi for copying conditions.
-@node Screen, User Input, Acknowledgments, Top
+@node Screen
@chapter The Organization of the Screen
@cindex screen
@cindex frame
On a graphical display, such as on GNU/Linux using the X Window
-System, Emacs occupies a ``graphical window''. On a text-only
-terminal, Emacs occupies the entire terminal screen. We will use the
-term @dfn{frame} to mean a graphical window or terminal screen
-occupied by Emacs. Emacs behaves very similarly on both kinds of
-frames. It normally starts out with just one frame, but you can
-create additional frames if you wish (@pxref{Frames}).
+System, Emacs occupies a ``graphical window''. On a text terminal,
+Emacs occupies the entire terminal screen. We will use the term
+@dfn{frame} to mean a graphical window or terminal screen occupied by
+Emacs. Emacs behaves very similarly on both kinds of frames. It
+normally starts out with just one frame, but you can create additional
+frames if you wish (@pxref{Frames}).
Each frame consists of several distinct regions. At the top of the
frame is a @dfn{menu bar}, which allows you to access commands via a
@end example
@noindent
-On a text-only terminal, this text is followed by a series of dashes
+On a text terminal, this text is followed by a series of dashes
extending to the right edge of the window. These dashes are omitted
on a graphical display.
containing non-textual data. Other characters represent various
@dfn{coding systems}---for example, @samp{1} represents ISO Latin-1.
- On a text-only terminal, @var{cs} is preceded by two additional
+ On a text terminal, @var{cs} is preceded by two additional
characters that describe the coding systems for keyboard input and
terminal output. Furthermore, if you are using an input method,
@var{cs} is preceded by a string that identifies the input method
remote machine, @samp{@@} is displayed instead (@pxref{File Names}).
@var{fr} gives the selected frame name (@pxref{Frames}). It appears
-only on text-only terminals. The initial frame's name is @samp{F1}.
+only on text terminals. The initial frame's name is @samp{F1}.
@var{buf} is the name of the buffer displayed in the window.
Usually, this is the same as the name of a file you are editing.
selected menu item, press @key{RET}; to cancel menu navigation, press
@key{ESC}.
- On a text-only terminal, you can use the menu bar by typing
-@kbd{M-`} or @key{F10} (these run the command @code{tmm-menubar}).
-This lets you select a menu item with the keyboard. A provisional
-choice appears in the echo area. You can use the up and down arrow
-keys to move through the menu to different items, and then you can
-type @key{RET} to select the item. Each menu item is also designated
-by a letter or digit (usually the initial of some word in the item's
-name). This letter or digit is separated from the item name by
-@samp{=>}. You can type the item's letter or digit to select the
-item.
+ On a text terminal, you can use the menu bar by typing @kbd{M-`} or
+@key{F10} (these run the command @code{tmm-menubar}). This lets you
+select a menu item with the keyboard. A provisional choice appears in
+the echo area. You can use the up and down arrow keys to move through
+the menu to different items, and then you can type @key{RET} to select
+the item. Each menu item is also designated by a letter or digit
+(usually the initial of some word in the item's name). This letter or
+digit is separated from the item name by @samp{=>}. You can type the
+item's letter or digit to select the item.
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