Re: Solution to a proposed FAQ, how to maximize emacs quickly (like `emacs --maximize`) for GNU/Linux - Improved solution by Chad: ~/.emacs.d/early-init.el

[David Hedlund <public@beloved.name>]

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On 9/29/23 00:39, David Hedlund wrote:
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>
> On 9/28/23 22:05, chad wrote:
>> Apologies for joining late, and perhaps you have already tried and 
>> discounted this approach, but: Have you tried adding:
>>
>>     (push '(fullscreen . maximized) default-frame-alist)
>>
>>
>> or perhaps
>>
>>     (push '(fullscreen . maximized) initial-frame-alist) 
>>
>>
>> to early-init? I put the first above line in 
>> ~/.emacs.d/early-init.el, and got an initially maximized window under 
>> an odd Wayland+XWayland system as well as Win 11. I don't have 
>> reasonable access to either a more typical X11, Wayland, or macOS 
>> system right now.
>>
>> The key is to put it in early-init.el, which is consulted before 
>> emacs makes any windows in any window system. Also worth noting: if 
>> you end up with conflicting elisp settings and X resources, there are 
>> a variety of ways for the latter to silently override the former. You 
>> can check this with "xrdb -query" (you might want to run this in a 
>> shell buffer or pipe it to a pager).
>>
>> Hope this helps,
>> ~Chad
>>
> Today is a good day. This is working like a charm! I tried 
> default-frame-alist, and initial-frame-alist, in upgraded virtual 
> machines right now:
>
> * X11:
>
> ** Trisquel 11: Working
>
> ** Ubuntu MATE 22.04: Working
>
> ** Ubuntu 23.04: Working
>
> * Wayland
>
> ** Ubuntu 22.04: Working
>
> ** Ubuntu 23.04: Working
>
> This is the only solution so far that relies 100% on Emacs Lisp. I 
> think this can be documented in 
> https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/efaq/Fullscreen-mode-on-GNU-Linux.htm 
>
>
> Your solution effectively replaces my devilspie2 solution, Chad. Thank 
> you very, very much!
>
>
> REQUEST: Can anyone please try Chad's solution and confirm if it is 
> working for
>
> * Windows 11
>
> * macOS
>
> * BSD
>
>
> If it is working for all of them, perhaps it's better to add a basic 
> section (e.g. 
> https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/efaq/Fullscreen-mode.htm) 
> and document that the solution:
>
> * Will quickly maximize emacs (like `emacs -mm`) by using 
> ~/.emacs.d/early-init.el, to avoid the slightly distracting visual 
> effect of Emacs starting with its default frame size and then growing 
> to fullscreen. Adding  "(add-to-list 'default-frame-alist '(fullscreen 
> . maximized))" to the top of ~/.emacs will is cause the distracting 
> visual effect if additionally typically configurations are added in 
> ~/.emacs.
>
> * Only requires Emacs lisp and works out of the box.
>
> * Will be executed automatically when emacs starts.
>
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Just to avoid confusion, this line was added by mistake:

> * ~/.emacs.d/early-init.el prevents the the visually distracting 
> effect is (add-to-list 'default-frame-alist '(fullscreen . maximized))
>
Of course, I meant that it should be what Chad suggested: (push 
'(fullscreen . maximized) default-frame-alist)


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> * Works for GNU/Linux (X11, Wayland), [Windows], [macOS], [BSD]
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