From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: martin rudalics Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#20552: 24.4; cc Date: Tue, 12 May 2015 11:36:34 +0200 Message-ID: <5551C9A2.6050301@gmx.at> References: <87zj5aq3j8.fsf@nyu.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-15; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1431423447 4017 80.91.229.3 (12 May 2015 09:37:27 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 12 May 2015 09:37:27 +0000 (UTC) To: gottlieb@nyu.edu, 20552@debbugs.gnu.org Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Tue May 12 11:37:17 2015 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Ys6cm-0005vC-KK for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Tue, 12 May 2015 11:37:16 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:41748 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Ys6cl-00070N-Kw for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Tue, 12 May 2015 05:37:15 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:41135) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Ys6ce-0006tT-2E for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 12 May 2015 05:37:11 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Ys6cZ-0003rs-2P for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 12 May 2015 05:37:07 -0400 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.43]:59908) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Ys6cY-0003ro-WE for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 12 May 2015 05:37:03 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1Ys6cY-000773-QK for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 12 May 2015 05:37:02 -0400 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: martin rudalics Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Tue, 12 May 2015 09:37:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 20552 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: Original-Received: via spool by 20552-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B20552.143142340727307 (code B ref 20552); Tue, 12 May 2015 09:37:02 +0000 Original-Received: (at 20552) by debbugs.gnu.org; 12 May 2015 09:36:47 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:41649 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1Ys6cI-00076M-Ae for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 12 May 2015 05:36:46 -0400 Original-Received: from mout.gmx.net ([212.227.15.15]:58278) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1Ys6cG-000765-EC for 20552@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 12 May 2015 05:36:44 -0400 Original-Received: from [62.47.248.4] ([62.47.248.4]) by mail.gmx.com (mrgmx003) with ESMTPSA (Nemesis) id 0LsTge-1ZKWUQ02K8-0120JW; Tue, 12 May 2015 11:36:38 +0200 In-Reply-To: <87zj5aq3j8.fsf@nyu.edu> X-Provags-ID: V03:K0:QRztvnoNTw5sIM5V68fKkWbPXnnmE/bYIVJGB/NCjPDBJvnrZWX YxOpPc1lF3/I9T8Q3P47FlYCM2xlkMAVFuyTqfWWPX9ret5yrpUJmH3LJLYeIV/IhZYH4j6 m2Omogt8dpMCx81Ev8P4xiNStyKoXndxUzVeY33e3SRDbke+bh0Vs4ZEtySb+Zx08KwlLhx VztoKO88it6Dg66Jtwalg== X-UI-Out-Filterresults: notjunk:1; X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 3.x X-Received-From: 140.186.70.43 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: , Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:102695 Archived-At: > I execute the following function in *scratch* on a fresh emacs -Q > > (modify-frame-parameters nil '( (width . 176) (left . -1300))) > > My screen is 2560x1600. Emacs version is 24.4. System is gentoo/gnome. > > The width does become 176. > However, left is not correct (it should be flush left but is nearly > centered). Why do you think it should be "flush left"? When you specify (left . -1300) Emacs will tell the window manager to position the right edge of the frame 1300 pixels to the left of the right screen edge. You will get a "flush left" effect if and only if your screen is as wide as (+ 1300 (* 176 (frame-char-width))) plus the space needed for scrollbars and frame decorations. Why don't you use (left . 0)? > The weird part is if I execute the same command again (a second C-j in > *scratch), the frame moves to the correct, flush left, position. > > (Since my screen is 2560 wide (left . -1300) should have the right edge > a little left of center, instead it is very much right of center.) Maybe your window manager tries to keep the frame within the screen boundaries. martin