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bug#33921: 27.0.50; Default height is inconsistently - and apparently al
From: |
martin rudalics |
Subject: |
bug#33921: 27.0.50; Default height is inconsistently - and apparently also incorrectly - documented |
Date: |
Sun, 30 Dec 2018 15:57:47 +0100 |
> In the Emacs man page, we find for the "-g" (--geometry) option:
>
> The width and height are specified in characters; the default is
> 80 by 24.
This must be a very old entry.
> In the Emacs info page ("C.8 Options for Window Size and Position"), we
> find a different default height:
>
> The default frame width is 80 characters and the default height is
> 40 lines.
The default height was changed from 40 to 35 by Chong and from 35 to
36 by Eli. I now updated the value given by the manual of the release
branch.
> However, when I start Emacs via "$ emacs -Q", I actually get a height
> that is neither 24 nor 40, no matter how I count it: On a recent Debian
> install with X toolkit, I get an initial window that comprises exactly
> 28 lines,
28 lines is strange indeed.
> and if I include the mode line and echo area, then the frame
> height is 30, excluding the tool bar, menu bar and title bar.
Evaluating (frame-height) with emacs -Q should yield 36. What does it
give for you? And what is your value of (window-total-height) for the
initial window? It's 35 here.
martin