From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Drew Adams Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#22104: 25.1.50; doc string of `modify-frame-parameters' Date: Mon, 7 Dec 2015 09:34:28 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <95bedfbe-5686-4a79-9fd3-561d927986d3@default> References: <> <<831taydvql.fsf@gnu.org>> NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1449509725 14280 80.91.229.3 (7 Dec 2015 17:35:25 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 7 Dec 2015 17:35:25 +0000 (UTC) Cc: 22104@debbugs.gnu.org To: Eli Zaretskii , Drew Adams Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Mon Dec 07 18:35:12 2015 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1a5zgt-0004oP-QK for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Mon, 07 Dec 2015 18:35:11 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:55749 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1a5zgt-0000Z9-5y for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Mon, 07 Dec 2015 12:35:11 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:45024) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1a5zgp-0000Wu-5V for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 07 Dec 2015 12:35:07 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1a5zgk-0007Op-Tr for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 07 Dec 2015 12:35:07 -0500 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.43]:52230) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1a5zgk-0007OT-R7 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 07 Dec 2015 12:35:02 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1a5zgk-0003Ma-HV for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 07 Dec 2015 12:35:02 -0500 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Drew Adams Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Mon, 07 Dec 2015 17:35:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 22104 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: Original-Received: via spool by 22104-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B22104.144950967512890 (code B ref 22104); Mon, 07 Dec 2015 17:35:02 +0000 Original-Received: (at 22104) by debbugs.gnu.org; 7 Dec 2015 17:34:35 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:41938 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1a5zgJ-0003Lq-9Z for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 07 Dec 2015 12:34:35 -0500 Original-Received: from aserp1040.oracle.com ([141.146.126.69]:37151) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1a5zgH-0003Li-Kd for 22104@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 07 Dec 2015 12:34:34 -0500 Original-Received: from userv0022.oracle.com (userv0022.oracle.com [156.151.31.74]) by aserp1040.oracle.com (Sentrion-MTA-4.3.2/Sentrion-MTA-4.3.2) with ESMTP id tB7HYVf8012810 (version=TLSv1 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=OK); Mon, 7 Dec 2015 17:34:32 GMT Original-Received: from aserv0121.oracle.com (aserv0121.oracle.com [141.146.126.235]) by userv0022.oracle.com (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id tB7HYUVc020849 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=FAIL); Mon, 7 Dec 2015 17:34:30 GMT Original-Received: from abhmp0002.oracle.com (abhmp0002.oracle.com [141.146.116.8]) by aserv0121.oracle.com (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id tB7HYTd2028107; Mon, 7 Dec 2015 17:34:30 GMT In-Reply-To: <<831taydvql.fsf@gnu.org>> X-Priority: 3 X-Mailer: Oracle Beehive Extensions for Outlook 2.0.1.9 (901082) [OL 12.0.6691.5000 (x86)] X-Source-IP: userv0022.oracle.com [156.151.31.74] X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 3.x X-Received-From: 208.118.235.43 X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:109716 Archived-At: > > This part of the doc string is unclear: > > > > Undefined PARMs are ignored, but stored in the frame's parameter list > > so that 'frame-parameters' will return them. > > > > What does "ignored" mean here? It can only mean (?) ignored by > > `modify-parameters', but what does that mean, operationally? >=20 > It means they have no effect beyond being stored in the parameter > list. I will clarify that. But I still don't understand, from that description. What else does `modify-frame-parameters' ever do, besides store them in the parameter list? Am I missing something? (I thought the doc in the manual was enough.)