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#73244
Emacs29.3 (build 1, x86_64-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 3.24.41
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Message #34 received at 73244 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):
"John Hurst" <ajh <at> ajhurst.org> writes:
> Do you need any more input from me?
>
> I have noticed a few other reports of similar bugs, so I would be
> surprised if it was only me.
>
> cheers,
> -- John Hurst
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> On Sat, 12 Oct 2024, at 22:48, Eli Zaretskii wrote:
>>> From: Po Lu <luangruo <at> yahoo.com>
>>> Cc: ajh <at> ajhurst.org, 73244 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
>>> Date: Sat, 05 Oct 2024 19:05:30 +0800
>>>
>>> Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org> writes:
>>>
>>> > Ping!
>>> >
>>> >> Cc: ajh <at> ajhurst.org, 73244 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
>>> >> Date: Sat, 21 Sep 2024 14:19:12 +0300
>>> >> From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
>>> >>
>>> >> > From: Po Lu <luangruo <at> yahoo.com>
>>> >> > Cc: "John Hurst" <ajh <at> ajhurst.org>, 73244 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
>>> >> > Date: Sat, 21 Sep 2024 17:58:00 +0800
>>> >> >
>>> >> > Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org> writes:
>>> >> >
>>> >> > >> Date: Sat, 14 Sep 2024 12:42:50 +1000
>>> >> > >> From: "John Hurst" <ajh <at> ajhurst.org>
>>> >> > >>
>>> >> > >> The bug I have, since upgrading to Ubuntu 24.04 and install emacs29 is that the initial frame has width x height of 20 x 9, even though I have a .Xresources file containing
>>> >> > >> Emacs*geometry: 100x40+1900+0
>>> >> > >> end a default-frame-alist of
>>> >> > >> Value:
>>> >> > >> ((font . "Monospace-10")
>>> >> > >> (height . 42)
>>> >> > >> (width . 90)
>>> >> > >> (tool-bar-lines . 0)
>>> >> > >> (menu-bar-lines . 1)
>>> >> > >> (top . 0)
>>> >> > >> (left . 1200))
>>> >> > >> Original value was nil
>>> >> > >> set up by my .emacs file.
>>> >> > >>
>>> >> > >> Using either the pull-down File->New Frame, or C-x 5 2, both generate new frames of the 20 x 9 size.
>>> >> > >>
>>> >> > >> I can send the .emacs file if needed, but note that "emacs -D' also gives the same default size of 20 x 9, so I don't think it is a problem with my .emacs file - which did work OK under Ubuntu 22.04 and emacs28.
>>> >> > >
>>> >> > > Po Lu, any comments or suggestions?
>>> >> >
>>> >> > >From what I've heard, the culprit is rather the upgrade to Ubuntu 24.04
>>> >> > than to Emacs 29, and the problem will disappear if Emacs is configured
>>> >> > with another toolkit than GTK.
>>> >>
>>> >> Does it mean that GTK which comes with Ubuntu 24.04 is unusable with
>>> >> Emacs? What exactly in GTK causes this?
>>>
>>> Sorry for the belated response. We don't know yet, and it's not an
>>> issue with GTK, but with some past update to the window manager.
>>
>> How should we proceed with this bug, then?
No, I think the right person to contact is Martin, who devoted many
weeks to investigating the matter on emacs-devel.
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