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Bug#730593: emacs24: fails to set fullscreen frame parameter on gnome 3

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From: Pedro Ângelo <pangelo <at> void.io>
To: martin rudalics <rudalics <at> gmx.at>, Rob Browning <rlb <at> defaultvalue.org>,
 18675 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Cc: 730593 <at> bugs.debian.org, control <at> bugs.debian.org,
 730593-forwarded <at> bugs.debian.org
Subject: Re: bug#18675: Bug#730593: emacs24: fails to set fullscreen frame
 parameter on gnome 3
Date: Sun, 12 Oct 2014 13:29:27 +0100

On 10/10/14 10:04, martin rudalics wrote:
>  > I can reproduce this with current Debian Gnome 3, while in XFCE, Emacs
>  > does shift to full screen.
>  >
>  > Pedro Ângelo <pangelo <at> void.io> writes:
>  >
>  >> Package: emacs24
>  >> Version: 24.3+1-2
>  >> Severity: normal
>  >>
>  >> Dear Maintainer,
>  >>
>  >> On my .emacs I use the following command to set the emacs window to
> fullscreen
>  >> on startup:
>  >>
>  >>      (set-frame-parameter nil 'fullscreen 'fullboth)
>
> Does this line have any impact at all or is it ignored completely?

I think it is ignored completely. Emacs starts in a window attached to 
the right side of the screen occupying the full screen height and a bit 
less than half of the screen width, which I believe is the default.

> What happens when you write
>
> (set-frame-parameter nil 'fullscreen 'maximized)
>
> instead?  Does anything change when you add
>
> (setq frame-resize-pixelwise t)
>
> to your .emacs?
>
> martin
>

These lines have no effect.

Cheers,
P.

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