Neal D. Becker writes: i think you're looking for frame-title-format /*************************************************************************/ /* `frame-title-format' is a simple built-in variable. */ /* */ /* Value: (-20 "%b") */ /* */ /* Documentation: */ /* Controls the title of the window-system window of the selected frame. */ /* This is the same format as `modeline-format' with the exception that */ /* %- is ignored. */ /*************************************************************************/