Re: Solution to a proposed FAQ, how to maximize emacs quickly (like `emacs --maximize`) for GNU/Linux - Improved solution by Chad: ~/.emacs.d/early-init.el

[David Hedlund <public@beloved.name>]

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On 9/29/23 19:18, David Hedlund wrote:
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> On 9/29/23 00:39, David Hedlund wrote:
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>> On 9/28/23 22:05, chad wrote:
>>> Apologies for joining late, and perhaps you have already tried and 
>>> discounted this approach, but: Have you tried adding:
>>>
>>>     (push '(fullscreen . maximized) default-frame-alist)
>>>
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>>> or perhaps
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>>>     (push '(fullscreen . maximized) initial-frame-alist) 
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>>> to early-init? I put the first above line in 
>>> ~/.emacs.d/early-init.el, and got an initially maximized window 
>>> under an odd Wayland+XWayland system as well as Win 11. I don't have 
>>> reasonable access to either a more typical X11, Wayland, or macOS 
>>> system right now.
>>>
>>> The key is to put it in early-init.el, which is consulted before 
>>> emacs makes any windows in any window system. Also worth noting: if 
>>> you end up with conflicting elisp settings and X resources, there 
>>> are a variety of ways for the latter to silently override the 
>>> former. You can check this with "xrdb -query" (you might want to run 
>>> this in a shell buffer or pipe it to a pager).
>>>
>>> Hope this helps,
>>> ~Chad
>>>
>> Today is a good day. This is working like a charm! I tried 
>> default-frame-alist, and initial-frame-alist, in upgraded virtual 
>> machines right now:
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>> * X11:
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>> ** Trisquel 11: Working
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>> ** Ubuntu MATE 22.04: Working
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>> ** Ubuntu 23.04: Working
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>> * Wayland
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>> ** Ubuntu 22.04: Working
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>> ** Ubuntu 23.04: Working
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>> This is the only solution so far that relies 100% on Emacs Lisp. I 
>> think this can be documented in 
>> https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/efaq/Fullscreen-mode-on-GNU-Linux.htm 
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>> Your solution effectively replaces my devilspie2 solution, Chad. 
>> Thank you very, very much!
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>> REQUEST: Can anyone please try Chad's solution and confirm if it is 
>> working for
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>> * Windows 11
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>> * macOS
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>> * BSD
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>> If it is working for all of them, perhaps it's better to add a basic 
>> section (e.g. 
>> https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/efaq/Fullscreen-mode.htm) 
>> and document that the solution:
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* The only reason why I suggested the file name 
https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/efaq/Fullscreen-mode-on-GNU-Linux.html, 
or 
https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/efaq/Fullscreen-mode, 
is to make it consistent with 
https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/efaq/Fullscreen-mode-on-MS_002dWindows.html 
that is describing both fullscreen mode, but also maximized mode.

* Perhaps it's better to use the file name 
https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/efaq/Fullscreen-maximize-mode.html 
to avoid confusion.


>> * Will quickly maximize emacs (like `emacs -mm`) by using 
>> ~/.emacs.d/early-init.el, to avoid the slightly distracting visual 
>> effect of Emacs starting with its default frame size and then growing 
>> to fullscreen. Adding  "(add-to-list 'default-frame-alist 
>> '(fullscreen . maximized))" to the top of ~/.emacs will is cause 
>> the distracting visual effect if additionally typically 
>> configurations are added in ~/.emacs.
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>> * Only requires Emacs lisp and works out of the box.
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>> * Will be executed automatically when emacs starts.
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> Just to avoid confusion, this line was added by mistake:
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>> * ~/.emacs.d/early-init.el prevents the the visually distracting 
>> effect is (add-to-list 'default-frame-alist '(fullscreen . maximized))
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> Of course, I meant that it should be what Chad suggested: (push 
> '(fullscreen . maximized) default-frame-alist)
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>> * Works for GNU/Linux (X11, Wayland), [Windows], [macOS], [BSD]
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