Start Emacs with `emacs -Q' and evaluate the following code: ;;;;; CODE BEGIN ;;;;; (defun test-child-frame () (interactive) (let ((f (make-frame `((parent-frame . ,(selected-frame)) (internal-border-width . 3) (vertical-scroll-bars . nil) (menu-bar-lines . 0) (tool-bar-lines . t) (left . 20) (top . 20) (width . 50) (height . 20)))) (b (generate-new-buffer "*child-frame-test*"))) ;; Setup the frame and the buffer. (with-selected-frame f (switch-to-buffer b) (with-current-buffer b (set-background-color "black") (setq mode-line-format nil))) (sit-for 0.3) ;; inhibit redisplay (let ((inhibit-redisplay t)) ;; resize (set-frame-size f 50 10) ;; move (set-frame-position f 20 60)) (sit-for 0.3) ;; clean up (delete-frame f) (kill-buffer b))) (test-child-frame) ;; Call the function defined above. ;;;;; CODE END ;;;;; I recorded what I saw and sent it as the attachment "bug_slow_motion.mp4". Briefly, the child frame appeared, then moved downwards, and then resized. The moving and resizing are very quick so I slowed down the video (about 10x slower). There are two problems: 1. I wrap the set size and set position code in a `(let ((inhibit-redisplay t)) ...)'. The docstring of `inhibit-redisplay' says "Non-nil means don’t actually do any redisplay.", but the process of setting size and setting position is displayed. 2. In the code I gave, `set-frame-size' should be executed before `set-frame-position'. But in fact, the child frame was first moved, and then resized. It is in the wrong order. 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