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23.0.93; doc for minibuffer-frame-alist

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Message #11 received at 3276-done <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
To: "'Chong Yidong'" <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>
Cc: <3276-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org>
Subject: RE: 23.0.93; doc for minibuffer-frame-alist
Date: Thu, 14 May 2009 00:43:00 -0700

> From: Chong Yidong Sent: Wednesday, May 13, 2009 9:02 PM
> >  Alist of parameters for initial minibuffer frame.
> >  You can set this in your init file; for example,
> > 
> >   (setq minibuffer-frame-alist
> >         '((top . 1) (left . 1) (width . 80) (height . 2)))
> > 
> >  Parameters specified here supersede the values given in
> >  `default-frame-alist', for a minibuffer frame.
> > 
> > But this option is *only* for a standalone minibuffer 
> > frame, and such a frame must have this frame parameter:
> > (minibuffer . only). So that example is a bad one.
> 
> Actually, (minibuffer . only) is automatically appended.

All the more reason that that example alone is unclear. It needs to be said
explicitly that that example setting is sufficient because (minibuffer . only)
is automatically appended. The `only' value needs to be mentioned somewhere here
- it is what this is all about.

> > What does "if such a frame is needed" mean here?  When 
> > (why) would it be needed?
> 
> I clarified this in the docstring and the manual.

Thanks.

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