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21.21 Non-Window Terminals
On a text terminal, Emacs can display only one Emacs frame at a time. However, you can still create multiple Emacs frames, and switch between them. Switching frames on these terminals is much like switching between different window configurations.
Use C-x 5 2 to create a new frame and switch to it; use C-x 5 o to cycle through the existing frames; use C-x 5 0 to delete the current frame.
Each frame has a number to distinguish it. If your terminal can
display only one frame at a time, the selected frame’s number n
appears near the beginning of the mode line, in the form
‘Fn
’.
‘Fn
’ is in fact the frame’s initial name. You can give
frames more meaningful names if you wish, and you can select a frame
by its name. Use the command M-x set-frame-name RET
name
RET to specify a new name for the selected frame,
and use M-x select-frame-by-name RET name
RET
to select a frame according to its name. The name you specify appears
in the mode line when the frame is selected.