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minibuffer beyond end of screen in emacs23

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Message #168 received at 3643 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Jan Djärv <jan.h.d <at> swipnet.se>
To: "jidanni <at> jidanni.org" <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>
Cc: "rms <at> gnu.org" <rms <at> gnu.org>, "3643 <at> debbugs.gnu.org" <3643 <at> debbugs.gnu.org>
Subject: Re: emacs -Q doesn't fit on the user's screen
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 2010 10:00:13 +0100

27 jan 2010 kl. 07.52 skrev jidanni <at> jidanni.org:

> JD> It is almost always easier to enlarge a window than shrinking a  
> window
> JD> that is too big for the screen.  Experienced user can set the  
> sizes
> JD> they want.
> Yes but the whole point of this bug report is that we want
> $ emacs -Q
> to look good to the first time user right out of the box.
>
> That emacs comes up with its feet stuck underneath the toolbar, whilst
> firefox or any other program the user has ever run, don't do that,  
> tell
> him something.

Change windowmanager ? :-)

    Jan D.

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