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From: pjb@informatimago.com (Pascal J. Bourguignon)
To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: can't maximize emacs at startup
Date: Thu, 27 May 2010 16:05:03 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <lziq69sank.fsf@informatimago.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: mailman.7.1274886889.18145.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org

Jean Felder <jean.felder@gmail.com> writes:

> Hi Everyone,
>
> I'm currently using emacs 23.2 on debian sid.
>
> I like starting emacs maximized using a trick from fvwm
> ( http://fvwmwiki.xteddy.org/cookbook/#index3h2 )
> This feature works fine with emacs 23.1 .
> However, since I've upgraded from emacs 23.1 to 23.2, it doesn't work
> anymore : emacs doesn't start maximized.
>
> In fact, I'm launching emacs daemon at startup with the command "emacs --daemon"
> Then, I'm using "emacsclient -c"
> The first time, I'm using emacsclient, the window is launched but not maximized.
> The second time, everything works fine : the second window is maximized.
>
> It seems that the first time, the window size is reset. Is this some
> kind of side effect
> from a change from 23.1 to 23.2 ?
>
> Does anyone have any ideas ?

Emacs itself sets its frame size, from the default-frame-alist.
And you may have a set-frame-size form in your ~/.emacs file.

Actually, my solution is to use ratpoison (or a similar window
manager).  Then I don't have to bother with window sizes anymore.

-- 
__Pascal Bourguignon__
http://www.informatimago.com


       reply	other threads:[~2010-05-27 14:05 UTC|newest]

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     [not found] <mailman.7.1274886889.18145.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2010-05-27 14:05 ` Pascal J. Bourguignon [this message]
2010-05-26  8:24 can't maximize emacs at startup Jean Felder
2010-05-26 18:10 ` Gary

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