From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Glenn Morris Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#21173: 25.0.50; New frames positioned off screen with multiple monitors Date: Mon, 03 Aug 2015 17:12:41 -0400 Message-ID: References: <874mkjadqx.fsf@gmail.com> <55BCA4B1.8030103@gmx.at> <55BCEAA5.9020406@gmx.at> <55BF0E7D.1070007@gmx.at> NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1438636397 12276 80.91.229.3 (3 Aug 2015 21:13:17 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 3 Aug 2015 21:13:17 +0000 (UTC) Cc: 21173@debbugs.gnu.org, Francis Litterio To: martin rudalics Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Mon Aug 03 23:13:09 2015 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1ZMN2i-0006qi-BL for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Mon, 03 Aug 2015 23:13:08 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:60514 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ZMN2h-00043W-AV for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Mon, 03 Aug 2015 17:13:07 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:51986) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ZMN2d-00043P-Fs for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 03 Aug 2015 17:13:04 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ZMN2c-0001VW-MA for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 03 Aug 2015 17:13:03 -0400 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.43]:37229) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ZMN2c-0001VS-IM for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 03 Aug 2015 17:13:02 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1ZMN2c-0005n4-5V for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 03 Aug 2015 17:13:02 -0400 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Glenn Morris Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Mon, 03 Aug 2015 21:13:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 21173 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: Original-Received: via spool by 21173-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B21173.143863637022240 (code B ref 21173); Mon, 03 Aug 2015 21:13:02 +0000 Original-Received: (at 21173) by debbugs.gnu.org; 3 Aug 2015 21:12:50 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:38675 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1ZMN2Q-0005me-3j for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 03 Aug 2015 17:12:50 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:38459) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1ZMN2N-0005mW-W2 for 21173@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 03 Aug 2015 17:12:48 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ZMN2M-0001R2-Vm for 21173@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 03 Aug 2015 17:12:47 -0400 Original-Received: from fencepost.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::e]:50915) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ZMN2I-0001Qa-Er; Mon, 03 Aug 2015 17:12:42 -0400 Original-Received: from rgm by fencepost.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.82) (envelope-from ) id 1ZMN2H-0002Kx-AX; Mon, 03 Aug 2015 17:12:41 -0400 X-Spook: Yuma UMTS Crowell Semtex halcon Dirty bomb X-Ran: .|B4\"v]daGclsixn-7:24Ra}g+#?IEap5X[(yPBLhTx;k>BA9!X\u)F[a56xKU\{boD`o X-Hue: green X-Attribution: GM In-Reply-To: <55BF0E7D.1070007@gmx.at> (martin rudalics's message of "Mon, 03 Aug 2015 08:47:25 +0200") User-Agent: Gnus (www.gnus.org), GNU Emacs (www.gnu.org/software/emacs/) X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Error: Malformed IPv6 address (bad octet value). X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 3.x X-Received-From: 140.186.70.43 X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:105292 Archived-At: martin rudalics wrote: >> I could do this in pure Elisp, but x_calc_absolute_position is >> written in C, and I'm weak at using Elisp functions and objects >> from C. I'll give it a try and re-test. If I get something >> working, I'll post the patch here for review. > > Please do that. Few people on this list seem to use multiple monitors > set-ups. BTW, if it's just the lack of two physical monitors that's stopping anyone working on such things, note that you can simulate such a setup in software. Eg something like Xephyr +xinerama -screen 800x600 -origin 800,0 -screen 800x600 :1 & DISPLAY=:1.0 gnome-session # or whatever you prefer