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1 @c -*-texinfo-*- 1 @c -*-texinfo-*-
2 @c This is part of the XEmacs Lisp Reference Manual. 2 @c This is part of the XEmacs Lisp Reference Manual.
3 @c Copyright (C) 1995, 1996 Ben Wing. 3 @c Copyright (C) 1995, 1996 Ben Wing.
4 @c Copyright (C) 2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc. 4 @c Copyright (C) 2002, 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
5 @c See the file lispref.texi for copying conditions. 5 @c See the file lispref.texi for copying conditions.
6 @setfilename ../../info/specifiers.info 6 @setfilename ../../info/specifiers.info
7 @node Specifiers, Faces and Window-System Objects, Extents, top 7 @node Specifiers, Faces and Window-System Objects, Extents, top
8 @chapter Specifiers 8 @chapter Specifiers
9 @cindex specifier 9 @cindex specifier
1045 1045
1046 @node Specifier Instancing Functions 1046 @node Specifier Instancing Functions
1047 @section Functions for Instancing a Specifier 1047 @section Functions for Instancing a Specifier
1048 1048
1049 @defun specifier-instance specifier &optional domain default no-fallback 1049 @defun specifier-instance specifier &optional domain default no-fallback
1050 This function instantiates @var{specifier} (return its value) in 1050 This function instantiates @var{specifier} (returns its value) in
1051 @var{domain}. If no instance can be generated for this domain, return 1051 @var{domain}. If no instance can be generated for this domain, return
1052 @var{default}. 1052 @var{default}.
1053 1053
1054 @var{domain} should be a window, frame, or device. Other values that 1054 @var{domain} should be a window, frame, or device. Other values that
1055 are legal as a locale (e.g. a buffer) are not valid as a domain because 1055 are legal as a locale (e.g. a buffer) are not valid as a domain because
1100 returned value will be a font-instance object. For images, the returned 1100 returned value will be a font-instance object. For images, the returned
1101 value will be a string, pixmap, or subwindow. 1101 value will be a string, pixmap, or subwindow.
1102 @end defun 1102 @end defun
1103 1103
1104 @defun specifier-matching-instance specifier matchspec &optional domain default no-fallback 1104 @defun specifier-matching-instance specifier matchspec &optional domain default no-fallback
1105 This function return an instance for @var{specifier} in @var{domain} 1105 This function returns an instance for @var{specifier} in @var{domain}
1106 that matches @var{matchspec}. If no instance can be generated for 1106 that matches @var{matchspec}. If no instance can be generated for
1107 @var{domain}, return @var{default}. 1107 @var{domain}, return @var{default}.
1108 1108
1109 This function is identical to @code{specifier-instance} except that a 1109 This function is identical to @code{specifier-instance} except that a
1110 specification will only be considered if it matches @var{matchspec}. 1110 specification will only be considered if it matches @var{matchspec}.