From de17da156ffa69a35e89a8aa6eb1828b4feb8817 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Richard M. Stallman" Date: Sun, 3 Jul 1994 20:18:38 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] (initial-frame-alist): Doc fix. --- lisp/frame.el | 19 +++++++++++++++---- 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/lisp/frame.el b/lisp/frame.el index 551f35172df..a9ddc592818 100644 --- a/lisp/frame.el +++ b/lisp/frame.el @@ -35,11 +35,22 @@ function, which should take an alist of parameters as its argument.") "Alist of frame parameters for creating the initial X window frame. You can set this in your `.emacs' file; for example, (setq initial-frame-alist '((top . 1) (left . 1) (width . 80) (height . 55))) -If the value calls for a frame without a minibuffer, and you do not create a -minibuffer frame on your own, one is created according to +Parameters specified here supersede the values given in `default-frame-alist'. + +If the value calls for a frame without a minibuffer, and you have not created +a minibuffer frame on your own, one is created according to `minibuffer-frame-alist'. -Parameters specified here supersede the values given in -`default-frame-alist'.") + +You can specify geometry-related options for just the initial frame +by setting this variable in your `.emacs' file; however, they won't +take affect until Emacs reads `.emacs', which happens after first creating +the frame. If you want the frame to have the proper geometry as soon +as it appears, you need to use this three-step process: +* Specify X resources to give the geometry you want. +* Set `default-frame-alist' to override these options so that they + don't affect subsequent frames. +* Set `initial-frame-alist' in a way that matches the X resources, + to override what you put in `default-frame-alist'.") (defvar minibuffer-frame-alist '((width . 80) (height . 2)) "Alist of frame parameters for initially creating a minibuffer frame. -- 2.39.5