Re: `make-frame' makes taller frame than the specified height

[Jan D.]

Stefan Monnier wrote:

> > The inconsistency is that when creating a frame, Emacs adds the tool bar
> > height to the frame parameter (say you specified height 40, Emacs adds 3 =>
> > 43).  This makes sense in that you can specify 40 lines and not have to care
> > about the tool bar height.  But the lines in the frame-parameters is now 43.
> >    
>
> So the bug is that specifying 40 gives you a frame whose parameter says 43.
> We should make sure the two match.  Either by never adding the 3, or by
> subtracting it again when we query the frame's parameter.
>
>  

Richard M. Stallman wrote:

> I think it is correct for the specified size of an Emacs frame
> to refer to the text-editing part of the frame, not including
> the tool bar or menu bar or borders or whatever else.
>  

So the fix would then be to make height when querying frame parameters 
mean height not including tool bar.  I think this is a risky change,  
some lisp code depends on the current behaviour 
(frame-notice-user-settings among other things).  I suggest saving this 
for after the release.

   Jan D.