GNU bug report logs - #5378
arbitrary user parameters in default-frame-alist not set in subsequent frames

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Juanma Barranquero <lekktu <at> gmail.com>

Date: Thu, 14 Jan 2010 14:45:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Done: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Juanma Barranquero <lekktu <at> gmail.com>
To: Bug-Gnu-Emacs <bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org>
Subject: arbitrary user parameters in default-frame-alist not set in 
	subsequent frames
Date: Thu, 14 Jan 2010 15:43:35 +0100

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Juanma Barranquero <lekktu <at> gmail.com>
Date: Sun, Jan 3, 2010 at 00:35
Subject: Is this a bug? (arbitrary user parameters in
default-frame-alist not set in subsequent frames)
To: Emacs developers <emacs-devel <at> gnu.org>


I'll file a bug report, assuming it is unexpected.

 emacs -Q --eval "(add-to-list 'default-frame-alist '(my-parameter . t))"
 M-: (frame-parameter nil 'my-parameter)   =>   t
 C-x 5 2
 M-: (frame-parameter nil 'my-parameter)   =>   nil

This happens for user-defined frame parameters; for example, if you
set `background-color' it is correctly passed.

Are initial-frame-alist and default-frame-alist intended for
"meaningful" stuff (X resources and other things that can affect frame
creation) only, or should user values be honored too?

   Juanma
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