From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.io!.POSTED.blaine.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: David Hedlund Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/efaq/Fullscreen-mode-on-GNU-Linux.html Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2023 22:06:06 +0200 Message-ID: <33e4b0b1-0eeb-4ac0-97cd-75b1882fead5@beloved.name> References: <19e53542-bfb0-4e48-8845-01fd34d93dbb@beloved.name> <8fc2d2b5-7fc3-401b-9673-8282e8293991@beloved.name> <87ttrgda1q.fsf@dataswamp.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="------------2i3Yt3F3nS7YRSHSwI9HBZlk" Injection-Info: ciao.gmane.io; posting-host="blaine.gmane.org:116.202.254.214"; logging-data="11413"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@ciao.gmane.io" User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird To: emacs-devel@gnu.org Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Tue Sep 26 22:07:14 2023 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane-mx.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([209.51.188.17]) by ciao.gmane.io with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.92) (envelope-from ) id 1qlEKv-0002jg-4f for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane-mx.org; Tue, 26 Sep 2023 22:07:13 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1] helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1qlEK3-0005zL-LI; Tue, 26 Sep 2023 16:06:19 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1qlEK1-0005zC-Qm for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 26 Sep 2023 16:06:17 -0400 Original-Received: from relay3-d.mail.gandi.net ([2001:4b98:dc4:8::223]) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1qlEJy-0007zZ-82 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 26 Sep 2023 16:06:17 -0400 Original-Received: by mail.gandi.net (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 7FD2260007 for ; Tue, 26 Sep 2023 20:06:07 +0000 (UTC) Content-Language: en-US In-Reply-To: <87ttrgda1q.fsf@dataswamp.org> X-GND-Sasl: public@beloved.name Received-SPF: pass client-ip=2001:4b98:dc4:8::223; envelope-from=public@beloved.name; helo=relay3-d.mail.gandi.net X-Spam_score_int: -25 X-Spam_score: -2.6 X-Spam_bar: -- X-Spam_report: (-2.6 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, HTML_MESSAGE=0.001, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW=-0.7, SPF_HELO_PASS=-0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." 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The window will be maximized quickly, like "emacs --maximize". GNU/Linux - proposed new section: https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/efaq/Fullscreen-mode-on-GNU-Linux.html As far as I know, this cannot be done entirely with Emacs LISP for GNU/Linux, but I found a workaround by combining it with devilspie2. I've successfully used this recipe for Trisquel 11: * Step 1 to quickly maximize the window[1]: Install, configure, and autostart devilspie2 to nearly maximize emacs[1]. Run this in a terminal or as a script: # Install devilspie2 sudo apt-get -y install devilspie2 # Configure devilspie2 mkdir -p ~/.config/devilspie2/ width="$(xrandr --current | grep '*' | uniq | awk '{print $1}' | cut -d 'x' -f1)" height="$(xrandr --current | grep '*' | uniq | awk '{print $1}' | cut -d 'x' -f2)" tee ~/.config/devilspie2/emacs.lua /dev/null << EOF if (get_class_instance_name() == "emacs") then     set_window_geometry(0, 0, $width, $height); end EOF # Autostart devilspie2 mkdir -p "$HOME/.config/autostart/" # The directory does not exist by default cd "$HOME/.config/autostart/" || exit file="devilspie-2.desktop" touch "$file" desktop-file-edit \ --set-name="Devilspie 2" \ --set-comment="Perform scripted actions on windows as they are created" \ --set-key="Type" --set-value="Application" \ --set-key="Exec" --set-value="devilspie2" \ --set-key="X-MATE-Autostart-Delay" --set-value="0" \ "$file" desktop-file-validate "$file" * Step 2 to quickly maximize the window[1]: Add this to ~/.emacs: (add-to-list 'default-frame-alist '(fullscreen . maximized)) * Log out and then log back into your desktop environment * Every time you open `emacs`, regardless how you are opening it, it will open the window equally fast as `emacs --maximize` [1]: Workaround to bug: maximize* commands don't work for Emacs - https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/index.php?63979 The above steps can of course be rewritten and described for general use to make it useful for any GNU/Linux distro. --------------2i3Yt3F3nS7YRSHSwI9HBZlk Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit


On 9/26/23 21:11, Emanuel Berg wrote:
David Hedlund wrote:


So my original email suggest a complete solution, is this
something we can add to a new page,
https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/efaq/Fullscreen-mode-on-GNU-Linux.html
and then update it with improved solutions in the future?

Subject URL was new for me if nothing else :P

Methods to always maximize `emacs` (for example, from Alt+F2 in MATE), without the slightly distracting visual effect when the default frame size is growing to fullscreen. The window will be maximized quickly, like "emacs --maximize".


GNU/Linux - proposed new section: https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/efaq/Fullscreen-mode-on-GNU-Linux.html


As far as I know, this cannot be done entirely with Emacs LISP for GNU/Linux, but I found a workaround by combining it with devilspie2.


I've successfully used this recipe for Trisquel 11:

* Step 1 to quickly maximize the window[1]: Install, configure, and autostart devilspie2 to nearly maximize emacs[1]. Run this in a terminal or as a script:

# Install devilspie2
sudo apt-get -y install devilspie2

# Configure devilspie2
mkdir -p ~/.config/devilspie2/

width="$(xrandr --current | grep '*' | uniq | awk '{print $1}' | cut -d 'x' -f1)"
height="$(xrandr --current | grep '*' | uniq | awk '{print $1}' | cut -d 'x' -f2)"

tee ~/.config/devilspie2/emacs.lua /dev/null << EOF
if (get_class_instance_name() == "emacs") then

    set_window_geometry(0, 0, $width, $height);

end
EOF

# Autostart devilspie2
mkdir -p "$HOME/.config/autostart/" # The directory does not exist by default
cd "$HOME/.config/autostart/" || exit
file="devilspie-2.desktop"
touch "$file"
desktop-file-edit \
--set-name="Devilspie 2" \
--set-comment="Perform scripted actions on windows as they are created" \
--set-key="Type" --set-value="Application" \
--set-key="Exec" --set-value="devilspie2" \
--set-key="X-MATE-Autostart-Delay" --set-value="0" \
"$file"
desktop-file-validate "$file"

* Step 2 to quickly maximize the window[1]: Add this to ~/.emacs: (add-to-list 'default-frame-alist '(fullscreen . maximized))
* Log out and then log back into your desktop environment
* Every time you open `emacs`, regardless how you are opening it, it will open the window equally fast as `emacs --maximize`

[1]: Workaround to bug: maximize* commands don't work for Emacs - https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/index.php?63979



The above steps can of course be rewritten and described for general use to make it useful for any GNU/Linux distro.

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