GNU bug report logs - #3983
23.1; configured frame size not respected

Previous Next

Full log

Message #14 received at 3983 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Tim Van Holder <tim.vanholder <at> gmail.com>
To: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
Cc: 3983 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: 23.1; configured frame size not respected
Date: Sun, 18 Sep 2011 18:17:57 +0200

On 18 September 2011 14:00, Tim Van Holder <tim.vanholder <at> gmail.com> wrote:
> On 17 September 2011 08:54, Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org> wrote:
>> Tim Van Holder <tim.vanholder <at> gmail.com> writes:
>>
>>> I have default-frame-alist configured with width=132 and height=70.
>>> This has always worked in the past (official emacs 22.1 binary on Win32).
>>>
>>> However, with emacs 23.1, the initial frame is always the wrong size
>>> (hard to tell exactly on Windows, but it looks like 80x40). Same goes if
>>> initial-frame-alist gets configured for 132x70.
>>> Creating a new frame after the first (C-x 5 2) does create a properly
>>> sized frame.
>>
>> If this bug still exists, could you post an easy-to-reproduce test case?
>
> Current version I'm using is 23.1.1.
>
> As for the test case: It seems to be face related. Customizing only
> the default frame alist works fine. But I also have the default face
> customized, and that seems to mess things up.
> If I set up my .emacs to contain only
>
> (custom-set-variables '(default-frame-alist (quote ((width . 132)
> (height . 60) (background-color . "black") (foreground-color .
> "white") (cursor-color . "white")))))
> (custom-set-faces '(default ((t (:background "black" :foreground
> "white" :height 100 :family "outline-lucida console")))))
>
> I see the issue (particularly clear when you do C-x 5 2 - the new
> frame will be considerably bigger than the first).
>
> I'll check if there's a more recent build available, and whether or
> not that changes anything.

I downloaded the latest release available from gnu.org (23.3) and the
issue is still present.

Previous Next

GNU bug tracking system
Copyright (C) 1999 Darren O. Benham, 1997,2003 nCipher Corporation Ltd, 1994-97 Ian Jackson.