Create an invisible frame -?

Create an invisible frame -?

[David Reitter]

Hi -
can someone tell me how to create an invisible frame?
I tried setting visibility to nil in default-frame-alist, but that  
doesn't do the job.

The reason why I want to do that is to create the frame, resize it  
(and change other frame parameters depending on the buffer that is to  
be displayed) and then make it visible, so it won't dance around on  
the screen.

Thanks
Dave 

RE: Create an invisible frame -?

[Drew Adams]

    can someone tell me how to create an invisible frame?
    I tried setting visibility to nil in default-frame-alist, but that
    doesn't do the job.

This works for me:

  (make-frame '((name . "foo") (visibility)))

But you're right; if I do this, then `C-x 5 f RET bar', the resulting new
frame is visible (visibility . t):

  (setq default-frame-alist (append '((visibility)) default-frame-alist))

I wonder if this doesn't represent a bug?

HTH,

  Drew

Re: Create an invisible frame -?

[Stefan Monnier]

>     can someone tell me how to create an invisible frame?
>     I tried setting visibility to nil in default-frame-alist, but that
>     doesn't do the job.

> This works for me:

>   (make-frame '((name . "foo") (visibility)))

> But you're right; if I do this, then `C-x 5 f RET bar', the resulting new
> frame is visible (visibility . t):

>   (setq default-frame-alist (append '((visibility)) default-frame-alist))

> I wonder if this doesn't represent a bug?

Try M-x report-emacs-bug to find out,


        Stefan