On Fri, Feb 13, 2015 at 8:25 PM, martin rudalics <rudalics@gmx.at> wrote:

> `init.el':
>>
>> (add-hook 'window-setup-hook 'toggle-frame-maximized t)
>> (add-hook 'window-setup-hook 'toggle-frame-fullscreen t)
>>
>
> Actually, this could never have worked.  Emacs internally sets up a list
> of parameters to be used for the initial frame and the second form just
> annihilates any effect of the first.
>
>  does not work as expected. Emacs goes fullscreen indeed. However, running
>> manually `(toggle-frame-fullscreen)' once again after Emacs loaded, does
>> not bring Emacs into maximized state, it rather returns to a small initial
>> frame (of the default size, `emacs -q' to remind yourself how it looks
>> like).
>>
>
> In fact.  Emacs never went to the maximized state so it can't return to
> it.
>
>  Changing `init.el' to:
>>
>> (add-to-list 'default-frame-alist '(fullscreen . maximized))
>> (add-hook 'window-setup-hook 'toggle-frame-fullscreen t)
>>
>> does not help either.
>>
>
> The effect is the same as above.
>
>  One could think that somehow `maximized' parameter is not set, but if one
>> has in `init.el' only:
>>
>> (add-to-list 'default-frame-alist '(fullscreen . maximized))
>>
>> or
>>
>> (add-hook 'window-setup-hook 'toggle-frame-maximized t)
>>
>> then Emacs is loaded into maximized state indeed (*).
>>
>
> Because there's no fullscreen request that overrides it.
>
>  On the other hand in `emacs -q', if one runs
>>
>> (toggle-frame-maximized)
>> (toggle-frame-fullscreen)
>>
>> manually, and then runs `(toggle-frame-fullscreen)' manually once again,
>> then Emacs is brought to maximized state.
>>
>
> Indeed.  These are two commands processed separately.
>
>  All this makes me think that there is some problem with memorizing
>> `maximized' parameter during `window-setup-hook', but note that this
>> actually contradicts (*) what makes this problem even more confusing.
>>
>
> I've now implemented a couple of changes on trunk which allow to
> memorize that parameter, which I renamed to `fullscreen-restore'.  In
> particular, using an equivalent of the following form in your init file
> should accomplish what you want.
>
> (setq initial-frame-alist
>       '((fullscreen . fullboth) (fullscreen-restore . maximized)))
>
> Using `toggle-frame-fullscreen' and `toggle-frame-fullscreen' in the
> initial file is confusing.  These specify transitions rather than states
> and an initial file should rather specify the desired initial state of a
> frame.
>
> martin
>

​Amazing.  Thanks, Martin!  This one can be definitely closed.​