From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: jadamson@partners.org (Joel J. Adamson) Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: Frames: selectively enabling GUI [SOLVED!] Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2007 17:30:45 -0400 Organization: Harvard University Message-ID: <87tzqzcgl6.fsf_-_@W0053328.mgh.harvard.edu> References: <874pizfjuh.fsf@W0053328.mgh.harvard.edu> <87vebfw814.fsf@orme.bigwalter.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1187300427 31738 80.91.229.12 (16 Aug 2007 21:40:27 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2007 21:40:27 +0000 (UTC) To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Thu Aug 16 23:40:24 2007 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1ILn4o-0000dG-VQ for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Thu, 16 Aug 2007 23:40:23 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1ILn4o-0006z0-CT for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Thu, 16 Aug 2007 17:40:22 -0400 Original-Lines: 46 Original-NNTP-Posting-Host: w0053328.mgh.harvard.edu Original-Path: shelby.stanford.edu!headwall.stanford.edu!newsfeed.news2me.com!newsfeed.icl.net!newsfeed.fjserv.net!oleane.net!oleane!news.ecp.fr!news-out.newsgroups.com!prop4-west.newsfeeds.com!news-in1.spamkiller.net!news.purdue.edu!purdue!news.harvard.edu!not-for-mail Original-Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.help Original-X-Trace: plato.harvard.edu 1187299900 21824 132.183.29.121 (16 Aug 2007 21:31:40 GMT) Original-X-Complaints-To: news@plato.harvard.edu Original-NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2007 21:31:40 +0000 (UTC) User-Agent: Gnus/5.11 (Gnus v5.11) Emacs/22.1 (gnu/linux) Cancel-Lock: sha1:SO6yhabjgO88SJTwJMiwNldj7Bo= Original-Xref: shelby.stanford.edu gnu.emacs.help:151050 X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:46623 Archived-At: daniel@bigwalter.net (Daniel Jensen) writes: > jadamson@partners.org (Joel J. Adamson) writes: > >> I've been mucking about with make-variable-frame-local, but >> the problem I'm having is controlling the modes from within a function >> (perhaps a hook). I just don't know where to go from >> make-variable-frame-local --- can I even make a mode frame-local? > > There are frame parameters for this. See the Elisp manual and/or have a > look at the source code for `menu-bar-mode', `toggle-scroll-bar' etc. Here's the solution: ********************************************************************** (defun gnus-frame-defaults () (mapc 'make-variable-frame-local '(height width menu-bar-lines tool-bar-lines vertical-scroll-bars)) (modify-frame-parameters '() '((height . 40) (width . 136) (menu-bar-lines . 1) (tool-bar-lines . 1) (vertical-scroll-bars . 1)))) (add-hook 'gnus-group-mode-hook 'gnus-frame-defaults) ********************************************************************** I am writing this now in a fully-tooled, fully-scrolled and menu-ridden frame. My other frames are untouched. Thanks for your help, Joel -- Joel J. Adamson Biostatistician Pediatric Psychopharmacology Research Unit Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, MA 02114 (617) 643-1432 (303) 880-3109 "It can be interesting to study ancient philosophy, but more as a kind of accident report than to teach you anything useful." --Paul Graham http://www.paulgraham.com/raq.html