Re: Size of emacs window can't exceed 59 in height

[Torben Knudsen <tk@es.aau.dk>]

>>>>> "Peter" == Peter Dyballa <Peter_Dyballa@Web.DE> writes:

Peter> Am 10.10.2008 um 08:49 schrieb Torben Knudsen:

>> initial-frame-alist is a variable defined in `frame.el'.  Its value
>> is ((top . 1) (left . 1) (width . 80) (height . 64))
>> 
>> default-frame-alist is a variable defined in `C source code'.  Its
>> value is ((menu-bar-lines . 1) (tool-bar-lines . 0)
>> (vertical-scroll-bars) (width . 80) (height . 64))
>> 
>> Still the window is 80 x 59


Peter> How do you measure? Do you count mode-lines,
Peter> echo-area/minibuffer?  And window decoration? The lines times
Peter> columns area is inside the window decoration from the window
Peter> manager. When you switch to a larger or smaller font the frame
Peter> (X window) changes its size. When you use (in TeX or info
Peter> buffers or in mode-line) fonts with a different size the size
Peter> of the frame or (GNU Emacs) window does not change.

I place the mouse pointer in the lower right corner and a small box
pops up and says 80x59 also if I change to e.g. (height . 34) the
result is still the same.

-- 
Associate Prof. Ph.D Torben Knudsen	Mobile	: (+45) 2787 9826
Section of Automation and Control,	Direct	: 6 8694
Department of Electronic Systems,	Email	: tk@es.aau.dk   
Aalborg University 
Fredrik Bajersvej 7 
DK-9220 Aalborg Ø
Denmark