From: Jean Louis <bugs@gnu.support>
To: Wayne Harris <wharris1@protonmail.com>
Cc: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: How can I automatically determine the best frame-height?
Date: Wed, 21 Apr 2021 18:19:00 +0300 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <YIBCZMu/HPaJjRkv@protected.localdomain> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <86tunzznhh.fsf@protonmail.com>
* Wayne Harris via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor <help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org> [2021-04-21 18:07]:
> David Karr <davidmichaelkarr@gmail.com> writes:
>
> > In my .emacs file, I have code like the following at the top:
> > -------------
> > (set-frame-position (selected-frame) 0 0)
> > (set-frame-height (selected-frame) 68)
> > --------------
> >
> > I typically run on a Windows 10 laptop, connecting to an external monitor.
> > The frame height of 68 works out to put the status line just above the
> > Windows status bar, when connecting to my usual monitor.
> >
> > Sometimes, I run the laptop without an external monitor. In that case, that
> > startup code is a little annoying, as I then have to shrink and move the
> > window a few times until I get it in the right position.
> >
> > Is there a better way to do this, so it will just automatically size itself
> > so that the top is at the top of the screen, and the bottom is snug against
> > the status bar?
>
> That is annoying. I use --fullheight on the command line. This could
> be useful to you. At least on Windows it start up with the perfect
> height for me.
>
> However, when I open a new frame, the new frame is taller than its
> parent. I don't get why. All I wish was for the frame to keep the same
> dimensions as the frame from which I issued the command.
You can put this in your ~/.emacs.d/early-init.el
(add-to-list 'default-frame-alist '(fullscreen . maximized))
--
Jean
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2021-04-21 15:19 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 10+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2021-04-20 21:45 How can I automatically determine the best frame-height? David Karr
2021-04-20 21:50 ` Joost Kremers
2021-04-20 22:40 ` [External] : " Drew Adams
2021-04-21 15:06 ` Wayne Harris via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor
2021-04-21 15:19 ` Jean Louis [this message]
2021-04-21 19:42 ` Wayne Harris via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor
2021-04-21 20:48 ` Jean Louis
2021-04-21 20:56 ` Jean Louis
2021-04-22 12:39 ` Wayne Harris via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor
2021-04-22 9:24 ` Robert Pluim
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