GNU bug report logs - #65217
29.1; set-frame-size gets confused and drops calls

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From: Gregory Heytings <gregory <at> heytings.org>
To: martin rudalics <rudalics <at> gmx.at>
Cc: Ash <ext0l <at> catgirl.ai>, Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>, 65217 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#65217: 29.1; set-frame-size gets confused and drops calls
Date: Sat, 19 Aug 2023 10:18:55 +0000

>> Instead of assuming that Elisp programmers understand these subtle 
>> points, can't we provide an optional argument to set-frame-size, say 
>> FORCE, that would do that sit-for?
>
> What would you pass to
>
>  (modify-frame-parameters my/frame `((width . ,width) (height . ,height)))
>
> in my/twiddle?
>

I'm not sure yet, but after thinking a bit more about this, ATM my 
conclusion is that adding a sentence in the docstings of set-frame-* and 
modify-frame-parameters, suggesting to use (redisplay t) after these 
functions, would be enough.

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