dired customization

dired customization

[Klaus Jantzen]

Hi,

in dired I can use 'New Frame' (C-x 5 2) to display a previously 
selected file in a new, bigger frame.

Looking through the customization options for dired I did not find a 
solution for the following question:

Which option do I have to change to alter the dimensions of this new frame?

I am using Emacs 26.1 under Debian Buster.

-- 

K.D.J.

Re: dired customization

[Emanuel Berg via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor]

Klaus Jantzen wrote:

> in dired I can use 'New Frame' (C-x 5 2) to display
> a previously selected file in a new, bigger frame.
>
> Looking through the customization options for dired I did
> not find a solution for the following question:
>
> Which option do I have to change to alter the dimensions of
> this new frame?

C-h k C-x 5 2

C-h f make-frame-command RET

TAB (or `forward-button')

RET (or `push-button')

You are now in /usr/local/share/emacs/28.0.50/lisp/frame.el.gz
line 785 and see

  (if (display-graphic-p)
      (make-frame)
    (select-frame (make-frame)) )

so if you are in X that's `make-frame' for you...

C-h f make-frame RET

  (make-frame &optional PARAMETERS)

  [...] Each element of PARAMETERS should have the form
  (NAME . VALUE), for example [...]

  (width . NUMBER)  The frame should be NUMBER characters in width.
  (height . NUMBER) The frame should be NUMBER text lines high.

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RE: [External] : dired customization

[Drew Adams]

> in dired I can use 'New Frame' (C-x 5 2) to display a previously
> selected file in a new, bigger frame.
> 
> Looking through the customization options for dired I did not find a
> solution for the following question:
> 
> Which option do I have to change to alter the dimensions of this new frame?

Dired does not have any settings that control
frame size.

The characteristics of the frame you get when
you use `C-x 5 2' are those defined by option
`default-frame-alist'.

However, if you want to _clone_ the selected
frame, that is, copy it as a new frame with the
same characteristics as the current frame, then
you can use command `clone-frame' from library
`frame-cmds.el'.  I bind that to `C-x 5 2'
instead of the default binding, which is to
command `make-frame-command'.

Code:
https://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/download/frame-cmds.el

Doc:
https://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/FrameModes#frame-cmds.el

Re: dired customization

[Klaus Jantzen]

Hi,

  thank you very much for your help.

I will try to implement your suggestions and will cry for help in case I 
goofed up my system.

K.D.J.

On 7/2/21 5:09 PM, Klaus Jantzen wrote:
> Hi,
>
> in dired I can use 'New Frame' (C-x 5 2) to display a previously 
> selected file in a new, bigger frame.
>
> Looking through the customization options for dired I did not find a 
> solution for the following question:
>
> Which option do I have to change to alter the dimensions of this new 
> frame?
>
> I am using Emacs 26.1 under Debian Buster.
>