"Eli Zaretskii" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > From: "B.T. Raven" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Date: Wed, 25 May 2005 18:37:14 -0500 > > > > According to the docs, launching under X with the --geometry argument > > (along with suitable parameters) will size and position the initial > > frame on the screen. Can the same thing be accomplished by adding code > > to the .emacs? > > Yes. Here's an example: > > (add-to-list 'default-frame-alist '(top . 0)) > (add-to-list 'default-frame-alist '(left . 140)) > (add-to-list 'default-frame-alist '(height . 42)) > >
Thanks, Eli. I didn't know about add-to-list, so I ended up using: (setq initial-frame-alist '((top . 370) (left . 1) (width . 163) (height . 17))) which fills the bottom half of a 17" monitor. (I may have to modify it for the laptop.) During emacs startup two other frame sizes flash on the screen briefly but this is only an esthetic blemish. There must be lower level settings of the frame geometry not accessible to the user. Ed _______________________________________________ Help-gnu-emacs mailing list Help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/help-gnu-emacs
