Re: resize emacs frame / gui-window via keybinding

[Jeffrey Spencer <jeffspencerd@gmail.com>]

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Use to use these but could be modified in a function set to a key binding
to provide the desired functionality.
;; Set frame height to roughly full screen
;; (set-frame-height
;;  (selected-frame)
;;  (/ (display-pixel-height) (frame-char-height)))
;; ;; Set frame width to roughly half screen
;; (set-frame-width
;;  (selected-frame)
;;  (/ (/ (display-pixel-width) 4) (frame-char-width)))


On Wed, Aug 22, 2012 at 11:15 AM, Peter <peter.milliken@gmail.com> wrote:

> Depends on why (as always, it would help us help you :-)). For instance, I
> have this in my .emacs - it sizes Emacs to fill the screen on startup
> (Windows XP - otherwise I have to do it manually on each startup :-( ).
>
> (defun enlarge-frame ()
>   "Enlarge the selected frame to fill a sizeable portion of the screen,
> based on the current screen resolution"
>   (interactive)
>   ;; Set the frame size
>   ;; set the new width, with a little space on the sides
>   (setq lframe-width (- (/ (x-display-pixel-width) (frame-char-width)) 8))
>   ;; set the new height, allowing for title bars
>   (setq lframe-height (- (/ (x-display-pixel-height) (frame-char-height))
> 5))
>   ;; apply to the selected frame
>   (set-frame-size (selected-frame) lframe-width lframe-height))
>
> The final line in the .emacs is this (otherwise if you just run it as part
> of your .emacs it resizes during loading of the .emacs and then reverts to
> the default "small" size after it has completed processing your .emacs!):
>
> (run-at-time "0.1 sec" nil 'enlarge-frame)
>
> Depending, you might need to expand the time specified in this last
> statement.
>
> Hope this is a possible solution to why you want to know this information
> :-)
>
> Peter
>
>

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