> Lucid/Motif: 46 rows, 74 columns on initial frame,
 >             50 rows, 80 columns on subsequent frames.

I don't know which libraries are needed to build with Lucid.  I
installed open motif libraries but the build script doesn't appreciate
them.  So I can't test these here.  At least the "subsequent frames"
look correct.

 > No toolkit: 45 rows, 68 columns on initial frame,
 >                  47 rows, 75 columns on subsequent frames.

This can be fixed here using the attached patch.  But with a frame width
of 60 the echo area should resize but disappears on the initial frame.
I don't yet know why.

 > Gtk+3 and 2: 49 rows, 80 columns on initial frame.
 >                 49 rows, 80 columns on subsequent frames.

martin