Re: How to restore the layout?

[martin rudalics <rudalics@gmx.at>]

 > I think it is the same I see here... It seems as a Windows window
 > manager "effect"..

I'm sure it's an Emacs "effect".

 >> BTW, if you disable the tool bar before saving (adding (tool-bar-lines
 >> . 0) to default-frame-alist, for example), do you see any difference?
 >
 > Yes, Emacs is restored "maximized", i.e. N lines, but the maximize
 > button is not selected (and not tool bar, obviously)

I think this clearly hints that the the toolbar is the culprit with
respect to the size.  Now please try to (1) remove the size parameters
from the desktop file, (2) check and tell us whether it contains a
maximize request, and (3) try again with the thus modified desktop file.
(And save that desktop file somewhere so it doesn't get overwritten -
maybe we have to remove some more parameters to get the maximize request
come through.)

martin