Re: maximising window?

[James Freer <jessejazza3.uk@gmail.com>]

On Sun, 8 Jun 2014, Michael Heerdegen wrote:

> James Freer <jessejazza3.uk@gmail.com> writes:
>
>> One thing I want to enter in the .emacs is the equivalent of
>> alt+f10. Maximise 'window' isn't quite the same from what I've read
>> this evening... in emacs they're frames. Vary depending on Mac, linux
>> or windows - I'm using Linux Xubuntu on a CRT monitor.
>
> If you want to do it for all new frames, `default-frame-alist' is the
> right place:
>
>    (add-to-list 'default-frame-alist '(fullscreen . maximized))
>
> See (info "(elisp) Frame Parameters") for details.
>
> Interactively: `toggle-frame-maximized', `toggle-frame-fullscreen', as
> it had been suggested.  For older Emacsen, you can simply write your own
> commands using `modify-frame-parameters'.  These definitions from
> frame.el should work in Emacs 23, too:
>
> --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
> (defun toggle-frame-maximized ()
>  "Toggle maximization state of the selected frame.
> Maximize the selected frame or un-maximize if it is already maximized.
> Respect window manager screen decorations.
> If the frame is in fullscreen mode, don't change its mode,
> just toggle the temporary frame parameter `maximized',
> so the frame will go to the right maximization state
> after disabling fullscreen mode.
> See also `toggle-frame-fullscreen'."
>  (interactive)
>  (if (memq (frame-parameter nil 'fullscreen) '(fullscreen fullboth))
>      (modify-frame-parameters
>       nil
>       `((maximized
> 	  . ,(unless (eq (frame-parameter nil 'maximized) 'maximized)
> 	       'maximized))))
>    (modify-frame-parameters
>     nil
>     `((fullscreen
> 	. ,(unless (eq (frame-parameter nil 'fullscreen) 'maximized)
> 	     'maximized))))))
>
> (defun toggle-frame-fullscreen ()
>  "Toggle fullscreen mode of the selected frame.
> Enable fullscreen mode of the selected frame or disable if it is
> already fullscreen.  Ignore window manager screen decorations.
> When turning on fullscreen mode, remember the previous value of the
> maximization state in the temporary frame parameter `maximized'.
> Restore the maximization state when turning off fullscreen mode.
> See also `toggle-frame-maximized'."
>  (interactive)
>  (modify-frame-parameters
>   nil
>   `((maximized
>      . ,(unless (memq (frame-parameter nil 'fullscreen) '(fullscreen fullboth))
> 	   (frame-parameter nil 'fullscreen)))
>     (fullscreen
>      . ,(if (memq (frame-parameter nil 'fullscreen) '(fullscreen fullboth))
> 	     (if (eq (frame-parameter nil 'maximized) 'maximized)
> 		 'maximized)
> 	   'fullscreen)))))
> --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---
>
>
> Michael.

Thanks for putting me on the right track.
Just tried 'default-frame-alist' and that's fine.
I'll save the email and look into the later stuff another time.
A lot to learn with emacs and I'm taking it one step at a time.

james