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#73244
Emacs29.3 (build 1, x86_64-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 3.24.41
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Message #37 received at 73244 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):
> From: Po Lu <luangruo <at> yahoo.com>
> Cc: "Eli Zaretskii" <eliz <at> gnu.org>, 73244 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2024 07:33:44 +0800
>
> "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.
Martin, any suggestions or ideas?
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