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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Drew Adams <drew.adams@oracle.com>
Cc: emacs-pretest-bug@gnu.org, 3276@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com
Subject: bug#3276: 23.0.93; doc for minibuffer-frame-alist
Date: Sun, 17 May 2009 15:13:46 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <jwvbppr5ysv.fsf-monnier+emacsbugreports@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <008201c9d417$acb8d360$0200a8c0@us.oracle.com> (Drew Adams's message of "Wed, 13 May 2009 15:10:48 -0700")

>  Alist of parameters for initial minibuffer frame.
>  You can set this in your init file; for example,
 
>   (setq minibuffer-frame-alist
>         '((top . 1) (left . 1) (width . 80) (height . 2)))
 
>  Parameters specified here supersede the values given in
>  `default-frame-alist', for a minibuffer frame.
 
> But this option is *only* for a standalone minibuffer frame, and such
> a frame must have this frame parameter: (minibuffer . only).  So that
> example is a bad one.

No: the (minibuffer . only) part will be added automatically.
 
> What does "if such a frame is needed" mean here?

If the current terminal doesn't have any minibuffer (all the frame are
minibuffer-less). then a minibuffer-only frame is automatically created
(using the settings in minibuffer-frame-alist).


        Stefan






      parent reply	other threads:[~2009-05-17 19:13 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
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2009-05-13 22:10 ` bug#3276: 23.0.93; doc for minibuffer-frame-alist Drew Adams
2009-05-14  4:10   ` bug#3276: marked as done (23.0.93; doc for minibuffer-frame-alist) Emacs bug Tracking System
2009-05-17 19:13   ` Stefan Monnier [this message]

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