From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: "leo" Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: function `frame-parameters' on mac osx Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2004 17:23:02 +1100 Organization: Netspace Internet Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: deer.gmane.org X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1073371057 1306 80.91.224.253 (6 Jan 2004 06:37:37 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2004 06:37:37 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Tue Jan 06 07:37:30 2004 Return-path: Original-Received: from monty-python.gnu.org ([199.232.76.173]) by deer.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1AdkqG-00006t-00 for ; Tue, 06 Jan 2004 07:37:29 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.24) id 1Adlle-0006GY-Up for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Tue, 06 Jan 2004 02:36:46 -0500 Original-Path: shelby.stanford.edu!newsfeed.stanford.edu!newsfeed.berkeley.edu!ucberkeley!priapus.visi.com!orange.octanews.net!news.octanews.net!news-out.visi.com!petbe.visi.com!news1.optus.net.au!optus!news.mel.connect.com.au!news.netspace.net.au!not-for-mail Original-Newsgroups: comp.emacs,gnu.emacs.help Original-Lines: 25 Original-NNTP-Posting-Host: dsl-210-15-204-246.nsw.netspace.net.au Original-X-Trace: otis.netspace.net.au 1073370158 24865 210.15.204.246 (6 Jan 2004 06:22:38 GMT) Original-X-Complaints-To: usenet@otis.netspace.net.au Original-NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2004 06:22:38 +0000 (UTC) X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 Original-Xref: shelby.stanford.edu comp.emacs:82702 gnu.emacs.help:119770 Original-To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.2 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:15713 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.help:15713 hi there i did some experiments with emacs frames on windows 2000 and mac osx and i discovered an odd behaviour on mac osx: the function (frame-parameters FRAME) returns the parameters-alist of a frame. when i use it on windows it reveals in the 'left'- and 'top'-pairs always the correct values. under mac osx it shows the 'left'- and 'top'-pairs only correctly as long as i do not change the frame postion manually by dragging the window. after dragging the window, a new call of `frame-parameters' reveals still the old values for left and top! that's really strange and inconvinient; particularly when you want to create new frames depending on the position of existing frames. it might be worth mentioning that i use on mac osx the aqua version of emacs, not the X11 version, so, i don't know, but it could be an aqua issue. does somebody knows: does it happen under X11 as well? thanks, leo