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From: Drew Adams <drew.adams@oracle.com>
To: Jean Louis <bugs@gnu.support>
Cc: Help GNU Emacs <help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
Subject: RE: [External] : Enlarging minibuffer prompt
Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2024 17:52:40 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <DS7PR10MB52326B027FB9B82D9E54A0FDF34E2@DS7PR10MB5232.namprd10.prod.outlook.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <Zxp6wH5fCQWKrKoj@lco2>

> > > I would like minibuffer to be significantly larger.
> > > ...the text in the prompt, the actual text I am entering
> > > is `default' face.
> > > ... text I am entering in the minibuffer prompt should be
> > > ... some face ... customized especially for minibuffer.
> >
> > FWIW, I did this long ago for my own use.  But I use a
> > standalone minibuffer frame, which likely isn't what you
> > have in mind.
> 
> I would like to try that idea. How to do that?

Just customize `minibuffer-frame-alist'.
 
> > My `foreground-color' value of `minibuffer-frame-alist'
> > is different ("Red") from that of `default-frame-alist'
> > ("Black"): frame parameter `foreground-color'.
> >
> > You can also make the font larger or smaller, using
> > frame parameter `font'.
> >
> > My minibuffer frame also extends across the bottom of
> > the display.  (There are no minibuffers in other frames,
> > which saves space and gives me a single place to look.)

Just customize `minibuffer-frame-alist'.


  parent reply	other threads:[~2024-10-24 17:52 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 12+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2024-10-24  6:11 Enlarging minibuffer prompt Jean Louis
2024-10-24  7:34 ` Stephen Berman
2024-10-24 10:57   ` Jean Louis
2024-10-24 12:26     ` Stefan Monnier via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor
2024-10-24 14:18       ` Jean Louis
2024-10-24 16:17 ` [External] : " Drew Adams
2024-10-24 16:50   ` Jean Louis
2024-10-24 17:09     ` Jean Louis
2024-10-24 17:50       ` Drew Adams
2024-10-24 17:52     ` Drew Adams [this message]
2024-10-24 19:09       ` Jean Louis
2024-10-24 21:23         ` Drew Adams

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