setting geometry for new frame

setting geometry for new frame

[mandar.mitra]

Hello,

I've been trying to use make-frame to create a new frame at a specific
location as follows:

(make-frame '((left . +400) (top . +0)))

But when I type this in the scratch buffer, and do an eval, the newly
created frame doesn't follow my left and top specifications. Every
time, the new frame seems to be created at roughly the same location
relative to the initial frame.

Is there some way to position a newly created frame at a specific
location (as is done using the -geometry option of various X
commands)?

Thanks for any tips,
Mandar.

Re: setting geometry for new frame

[Pascal J. Bourguignon]

"mandar.mitra" <mandar.mitra@gmail.com> writes:

> Hello,
>
> I've been trying to use make-frame to create a new frame at a specific
> location as follows:
>
> (make-frame '((left . +400) (top . +0)))
>
> But when I type this in the scratch buffer, and do an eval, the newly
> created frame doesn't follow my left and top specifications. Every
> time, the new frame seems to be created at roughly the same location
> relative to the initial frame.
>
> Is there some way to position a newly created frame at a specific
> location (as is done using the -geometry option of various X
> commands)?

1- The window manager has its say positionning new windows.  Are you
   sure it's not your window manager that overrides the frame
   position?


2- The function make-frame may have been advised, and some advice may
   modify the positionning parameters.  Evaluate:

    (append (ad-get-enabled-advices 'make-frame 'before)
            (ad-get-enabled-advices 'make-frame 'around))

3- Parameters may also come from the  default-frame-alist  variable
   and form the X resource file, but those passed to the make-frame
   function should shadow them.

4- Finally, you may position the frame after the fact with
   set-frame-position.


-- 
__Pascal Bourguignon__

[SOLVED] setting geometry for new frame

[mandar.mitra]

Many thanks for your feedback.

> 2- The function make-frame may have been advised, and some advice may
>    modify the positionning parameters.  Evaluate:
>
>     (append (ad-get-enabled-advices 'make-frame 'before)
>             (ad-get-enabled-advices 'make-frame 'around))

I tried this, but the result of evaluation was nil, so I tried the
other solution you had suggested:

> 4- Finally, you may position the frame after the fact with
>    set-frame-position.

This worked perfectly. Thanks again!
Mandar.