Re: Solution to a proposed FAQ, how to maximize emacs quickly (like `emacs --maximize`) for GNU/Linux

[David Hedlund <public@beloved.name>]

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On 9/27/23 13:21, David Hedlund wrote:
>
>
> On 9/27/23 00:33, Emanuel Berg wrote:
>> David Hedlund wrote:
>>
>>> Thank you, but none of the solutions worked in Trisquel 11
>>> (X11)
>> $ wmctrl -r :ACTIVE: -b toggle,maximized_horz,maximized_vert
>>
>> To always set, use 'add' instead of 'toggle'. To always unset,
>> use 'remove'.
>>
> Thank you, this is exactly what I want! It expands the window quickly 
> (like emacs -mm) from the terminal.
>
>
> * This works from the terminal with an open emacs Window: $ wmctrl -i 
> -r "0x06400142" -b toggle,maximized_vert,maximized_horz
>
>
> * However *shell-command "wmctrl...* doesn't not run from ~/.emacs 
> (tried it in a fresh Trisquel 11 installation from a virtual machine), 
> the window size is opened in the default size:
>
> ---
> Failed the settings suggested by Björn Bidar (as I mentioned earlier):
>
> (defun switch-full-screen ()
>         (interactive)
>         (shell-command "wmctrl -r :ACTIVE: -b toggle,fullscreen"))
>
> ---
>
>
> Failed with the command that is working from the terminal (escaped double quotes, and made sure that the window is open and that the window ID is correct):
>
> (defun switch-full-screen ()
>         (interactive)
>         (shell-command "wmctrl -i -r \"0x06400142\" -b toggle,maximized_vert,maximized_horz"))
>
> ---
>
>
> Failed:
>
> (defun switch-full-screen ()
>         (interactive)
>         (shell-command "wmctrl -r :ACTIVE: -b toggle,maximized_horz,maximized_vert"))
>
>
> ---
>
> Any idea why*shell-command*  is not executed?


It also fails in Ubuntu MATE 23.04 (default window size):

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sudo apt install -y emacs wmctrl # Just press Enter during the "Postfix 
Configuration"


tee ~/.emacs > /dev/null << 'EOF'

(defun switch-full-screen ()
        (interactive)
        (shell-command "wmctrl -r :ACTIVE: -b toggle,fullscreen"))

EOF


emacs

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