Re: Programmatically setting the frame size and position

[Davin Pearson <davin.pearson@gmail.com>]

On Thursday, November 20, 2014 3:46:08 PM UTC+13, Davin Pearson wrote:
> I would like to know how you go about setting the
> size and position of a given frame using Elisp instead
> of the mouse.
> 
> I am interested in using the speedbar.el but it currently
> appears in a maximised state.
> 
> I don't want to use the mouse to resize and reposition 
> the frames so that they sit beside each other every
> time I start speedbar.el
> 
> Here is the Elisp code that I have written (based on the built in
> Emacs manual) but doesn't work. 
> 
> (progn
>    (setq fc (current-frame-configuration))
>    (setq w (assq 'width (cadadr fc))
>    (setcdr w 20)
>    (set-frame-configuration fc))
> 
> What code do I need to write to get it to work?
> 
> Please advise me as I am stuck at the moment.

Thanks for your help.  I personally prefer to use Emacs
windows rather than frames as windows are easier to manipulate.