Subject: bug#6713: initial-frame-alist params applied to all frames

From: Stefan Monnier <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2010 15:39:22 +0200

Package: Emacs
Version: 24.0.50

With a .emacs that contains just:

  (setq initial-frame-alist '((background-color . "grey75")))

start "emacs" and then hit C-x 5 2.  Notice that the second frame also
has a grey75 background.

OTOH my xrdb setting:

  Emacs.font:     -misc-fixed-medium-r-semicondensed--13-*-*-*-*-*-*-*

seems to only be applied to the initial frame, but not to the second frame.

        Stefan

In GNU Emacs 24.0.50.1 (i686-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 2.20.1)
 of 2010-07-23 on ceviche
Windowing system distributor `The X.Org Foundation', version 11.0.10707000
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