GNU bug report logs - #25851
25.2; GTK warning when starting Emacs when desktop file has more than one frame

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Message #92 received at 25851 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: martin rudalics <rudalics <at> gmx.at>
Cc: nljlistbox2 <at> gmail.com, 25851 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#25851: 25.2; GTK warning when starting Emacs when desktop
 file has more than one frame
Date: Wed, 01 Mar 2017 18:18:06 +0200

> Date: Wed, 01 Mar 2017 09:29:31 +0100
> From: martin rudalics <rudalics <at> gmx.at>
> CC: nljlistbox2 <at> gmail.com, 25851 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> 
>  >> IIUC we do all this trickery to make a new frame with the left or
>  >> top edge off-screen.
>  >
>  > Do we understand the purpose of this?
> 
> The purpose of what?  If you asked why people want to show a frame with
> the top or left edge off-screen, then the major goup of clients might be
> those who want to move the titlebar out of view.

Yes, that's what I asked.

If that's the reason, and we think doing that is legitimate, is there
any other solution but to shut up the warning?

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