From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Jan =?UTF-8?Q?Dj=C3=A4rv?= Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#3643: emacs -Q doesn't fit on the user's screen Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2010 08:18:23 +0100 Message-ID: <4B613A3F.8070601@swipnet.se> References: <4B5E9209.1070208@swipnet.se> <877hr486t9.fsf@jidanni.org> <4B5FDB52.9020300@swipnet.se> <878wbj6k77.fsf@stupidchicken.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1264664618 10054 80.91.229.12 (28 Jan 2010 07:43:38 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2010 07:43:38 +0000 (UTC) Cc: 3643@debbugs.gnu.org, jidanni@jidanni.org To: Chong Yidong Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Thu Jan 28 08:43:35 2010 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1NaP2I-0004F7-LD for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Thu, 28 Jan 2010 08:43:30 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:35226 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1NaP2H-0001zw-6A for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Thu, 28 Jan 2010 02:43:29 -0500 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1NaP21-0001zr-Sf for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 28 Jan 2010 02:43:14 -0500 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1NaP1v-0001zN-9p for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 28 Jan 2010 02:43:12 -0500 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=43874 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1NaP1u-0001zE-MV for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 28 Jan 2010 02:43:06 -0500 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.43]:42706) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1NaP1u-0006CW-0q for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 28 Jan 2010 02:43:06 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1NaOec-0001cB-6L; Thu, 28 Jan 2010 02:19:02 -0500 X-Loop: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-From: Jan =?UTF-8?Q?Dj=C3=A4rv?= Original-Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-To: owner@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2010 07:19:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Emacs-PR-Message: followup 3643 X-Emacs-PR-Package: emacs X-Emacs-PR-Keywords: Original-Received: via spool by 3643-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B3643.12646631126192 (code B ref 3643); Thu, 28 Jan 2010 07:19:02 +0000 Original-Received: (at 3643) by debbugs.gnu.org; 28 Jan 2010 07:18:32 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1NaOe6-0001bp-I3 for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 28 Jan 2010 02:18:30 -0500 Original-Received: from proxy2.bredband.net ([195.54.101.72]) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1NaOe5-0001bi-0f for 3643@debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 28 Jan 2010 02:18:29 -0500 Original-Received: from ipb1.telenor.se (195.54.127.164) by proxy2.bredband.net (7.3.140.3) id 4AD3E1BC02B7BE77 for 3643@debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 28 Jan 2010 08:18:25 +0100 X-SMTPAUTH-B2: X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: AuVAALvIYEtV4S1uPGdsb2JhbACBNIZUkzgBAQEBN7t7hDwE X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.49,358,1262559600"; d="scan'208";a="30279581" Original-Received: from c-6e2de155.25-1-64736c10.cust.bredbandsbolaget.se (HELO coolsville.localdomain) ([85.225.45.110]) by ipb1.telenor.se with ESMTP; 28 Jan 2010 08:18:24 +0100 Original-Received: from [172.20.199.2] (gaffa [172.20.199.2]) by coolsville.localdomain (Postfix) with ESMTP id 193617FA01A; Thu, 28 Jan 2010 08:18:24 +0100 (CET) User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.23 (X11/20090817) In-Reply-To: <878wbj6k77.fsf@stupidchicken.com> X-Spam-Score: -2.8 (--) X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 Precedence: list X-Spam-Score: -2.8 (--) Resent-Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2010 02:19:02 -0500 X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:34770 Archived-At: Chong Yidong skrev: > Hi Jan, > > With your latest changes, `emacs -Q' creates a frame that's 22 lines > tall, taking up only about half the height of the desktop. I think the > Emacs 23.1 behavior was better. See attached screenshot. > > It's clear that more fine-tuning is required, so I think these changes > are best done after the release. How about reverting them for now? > Ok. Maybe close this bug wih WONTFIX and tell people to get a better window manager? Your Emacs is too big for your desktop area, but the wm fixes that. On compiz/metacity starting Emacs with something crazy like -geometry 80x4000+9000+9000 still produces a window that is within bounds. Jan D.