Default position of speedbar frame

Default position of speedbar frame

[Stefan Boeters]

There is an old thread ("Define geometry of speedbar window?" of 1999)
where options to define the default position of the speedbar have been
intensively discussed:

http://groups.google.de/group/gnu.emacs.help/browse_thread/thread/a8779f23992f671

However, there didn't seem to be a clear outcome. In my attempt to
position the speedbar at the left uppermost corner of the screen, I
tried the following suggested additions to the _emacs file:

A)

(setq speedbar-frame-parameters '((top . 0) (left . 0)))

B)

(require 'speedbar)
  (add-to-list 'speedbar-frame-parameters '(top . 0))
  (add-to-list 'speedbar-frame-parameters '(left . 0)

C)

(defun arc-spedbar()
  (interactive)
  (speedbar)
  (set-frame-position (selected-frame) 0 0))

None of these was successful. -- Has anyone a further hint?

Stefan

Re: Default position of speedbar frame

[Andy Stewart]

Hi,

Stefan Boeters <st.boeters@gmail.com> writes:

> There is an old thread ("Define geometry of speedbar window?" of 1999)
> where options to define the default position of the speedbar have been
> intensively discussed:
>
> http://groups.google.de/group/gnu.emacs.help/browse_thread/thread/a8779f23992f671
>
> However, there didn't seem to be a clear outcome. In my attempt to
> position the speedbar at the left uppermost corner of the screen, I
> tried the following suggested additions to the _emacs file:
>
> A)
>
> (setq speedbar-frame-parameters '((top . 0) (left . 0)))
>
> B)
>
> (require 'speedbar)
>   (add-to-list 'speedbar-frame-parameters '(top . 0))
>   (add-to-list 'speedbar-frame-parameters '(left . 0)
>
> C)
>
> (defun arc-spedbar()
>   (interactive)
>   (speedbar)
>   (set-frame-position (selected-frame) 0 0))
>
> None of these was successful. -- Has anyone a further hint?
>
> Stefan

You can try to use sr-speedbar.el

At http://www.emacswiki.org/cgi-bin/emacs/SrSpeedbar

Regards,

  -- Andy

Re: Default position of speedbar frame

[Stefan Boeters]

Hi Andy,

> You can try to use sr-speedbar.el
>
> At http://www.emacswiki.org/cgi-bin/emacs/SrSpeedbar

thanks for the hint. Actually, it seems that sr-speedbar can be
handled much easier than the speedbar in a separate frame.

One follow-up question: How do I activate the sr-speedbar
automatically with starting Emacs? For the speedbar in a separate
frame, I can add "(speedbar 1)" in the _emacs file. Is there something
analogous for sr-speedbar?

Stefan