; Minor addition to the Emacs FAQ

* doc/misc/efaq.texi (Fullscreen mode on MS-Windows): Tell how to
avoid the initial screen changing size on display without using
the Registry.  Suggested by David Hedlund <public@beloved.name>.

diff --git a/doc/misc/efaq.texi b/doc/misc/efaq.texi
index 4a8c863230fb6335b5d27ee30c6071762d0eb209..0a0c375d2737be86fd1b12e844106ea44b751aa0 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/misc/efaq.texi
+++ b/doc/misc/efaq.texi
@@ -3133,13 +3133,23 @@ example, you can put the following in your init file:
 
 To avoid the slightly distracting visual effect of Emacs starting with
 its default frame size and then growing to fullscreen, you can add an
-@samp{Emacs.Geometry} entry to the Windows registry settings.
-@xref{X Resources,,, emacs, The GNU Emacs Manual}.
-
-To compute the correct values for width and height, first maximize the
-Emacs frame and then evaluate @code{(frame-height)} and
+@samp{Emacs.Geometry} entry to the Windows Registry settings.  @xref{X
+Resources,,, emacs, The GNU Emacs Manual}.  To compute the correct
+values for width and height you use in the Registry settings, first
+maximize the Emacs frame and then evaluate @code{(frame-height)} and
 @code{(frame-width)} with @kbd{M-:}.
 
+Alternatively, you can avoid the visual effect of Emacs changing its
+frame size entirely in your init file (i.e., without using the
+Registry), like this:
+
+@lisp
+(setq frame-resize-pixelwise t)
+(set-frame-position nil 0 0)
+(set-frame-size nil (display-pixel-width) (display-pixel-height) t)
+@end lisp
+
+
 @node Emacs in a Linux console
 @section How can I alleviate the limitations of the Linux console?
 @cindex Console, Linux console, TTY, fbterm