From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: "leo" Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: definitely an aqua/carbon issue (was Re: function `frame-parameters' on mac osx) Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2004 09:50:02 +1100 Organization: Netspace Internet Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: deer.gmane.org X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1073430522 19838 80.91.224.253 (6 Jan 2004 23:08:42 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2004 23:08:42 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Wed Jan 07 00:08:35 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 1Ae0JP-0005SN-00 for ; Wed, 07 Jan 2004 00:08:35 +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 1Ae1FS-0004Nd-NX for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Tue, 06 Jan 2004 19:08:34 -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: 45 Original-NNTP-Posting-Host: dsl-210-15-204-246.nsw.netspace.net.au Original-X-Trace: otis.netspace.net.au 1073429376 17035 210.15.204.246 (6 Jan 2004 22:49:36 GMT) Original-X-Complaints-To: usenet@otis.netspace.net.au Original-NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2004 22:49:36 +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:82708 gnu.emacs.help:119801 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:15744 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.help:15744 a quick update on the frames issue: i have checked out emacs as an x11 build on mac osx. and guess what, `frame-parameters' and all the things about frame-positions work fine! so its definitely an aqua/carbon issue. i'm eager to look in the source, where the problem comes from but don't know where to start... is there any documentation about the structure of the c source of emacs and its platform related stuff available? cheers, leo "leo" wrote in message news:btdk7d$o91$1@otis.netspace.net.au... > 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 > > >