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1 files changed, 18 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/lib-src/emacsclient.c b/lib-src/emacsclient.c
index 1e7ec7d9678..3172ebb8cd1 100644
--- a/lib-src/emacsclient.c
+++ b/lib-src/emacsclient.c
@@ -138,6 +138,9 @@ int current_frame = 1;
/* The display on which Emacs should work. --display. */
char *display = NULL;
+/* The parent window ID, if we are opening a frame via XEmbed. */
+char *parent_id = NULL;
+
/* Nonzero means open a new Emacs frame on the current terminal. */
int tty = 0;
@@ -173,6 +176,7 @@ struct option longopts[] =
#ifndef WINDOWSNT
{ "display", required_argument, NULL, 'd' },
#endif
+ { "parent-id", required_argument, NULL, 'p' },
{ 0, 0, 0, 0 }
};
@@ -583,6 +587,11 @@ decode_options (argc, argv)
current_frame = 0;
break;
+ case 'p':
+ parent_id = optarg;
+ current_frame = 0;
+ break;
+
case 'H':
print_help_and_exit ();
break;
@@ -656,7 +665,8 @@ The following OPTIONS are accepted:\n\
-e, --eval Evaluate the FILE arguments as ELisp expressions\n\
-n, --no-wait Don't wait for the server to return\n\
-d DISPLAY, --display=DISPLAY\n\
- Visit the file in the given display\n"
+ Visit the file in the given display\n\
+--parent-id=ID Open in parent window ID, via XEmbed\n"
#ifndef NO_SOCKETS_IN_FILE_SYSTEM
"-s SOCKET, --socket-name=SOCKET\n\
Set filename of the UNIX socket for communication\n"
@@ -1620,6 +1630,13 @@ main (argc, argv)
send_to_emacs (emacs_socket, " ");
}
+ if (parent_id)
+ {
+ send_to_emacs (emacs_socket, "-parent-id ");
+ quote_argument (emacs_socket, parent_id);
+ send_to_emacs (emacs_socket, " ");
+ }
+
/* If using the current frame, send tty information to Emacs anyway.
In daemon mode, Emacs may need to occupy this tty if no other
frame is available. */