This issue seemed to solely occur due to some odd configuration on my RHEL 5 system. On RHEL 6, I cannot recreate this problem. (More info on my system config where this issue went away: http://emacs.stackexchange.com/a/16613/115 ) So closing this issue. On Sat, Apr 18, 2015 at 9:54 PM Glenn Morris wrote: > Kaushal wrote: > > > (defun my/alter-frame-pos () > > (interactive) > > (set-frame-position nil 100 100)) ; pixels x y from upper left > > > > 1. Launch `emacs -Q`. > > 2. Eval the above function in the \*scratch\* buffer. > > 3. Position the frame to any random location **using** the mouse > > 4. `M-x my/alter-frame-pos`. You should see the frame jump to (100,100) > > pixel location. > > 5. `M-x find-file` or `C-x C-f` (this is one of the functions that uses > > `read-from-minibuffer`) > > 6. The frame will jump back to wherever you set it using the mouse! > > That sounds very odd. > FWIW, I cannot reproduce this on Debian testing or RHEL7. > >