GNU Emacs 22.0.50.24 (i686-pc-linux-gnu, X toolkit, Xaw3d scroll bars)
of 2006-05-01 on quant8
I use Emacs on various machines with different X screen parameters,
and I like Emacs frames to have maximum possible height.
I used to use this:
(defun sds-frame-normaize (&optional frame move)
"the frame --> top right; almost full size"
(interactive)
(unless frame (setq frame (selected-frame)))
(set-frame-parameter frame 'fullscreen nil)
(set-frame-parameter frame 'fullscreen 'fullheight)
(set-frame-parameter frame 'fullscreen nil)
(when move
(set-frame-position frame 0 0))
(let ((height (- (frame-height) (eval-when-compile (if sds-winnt 1 4)))))
(set-frame-height frame height)
(set-frame-width frame 80)
(set-frame-parameter frame 'top '(+ -5))
height))
(I welcome suggestion on how to accomplish the same easier!)
recently I noticed the following unpleasant behavior:
$ emacs -q
(frame-height) C-j
==> 43
(set-frame-parameter nil 'fullscreen 'fullheight) C-j
==> nil
(frame-height) C-j
==> 43
now the X window has the correct size, but the emacs frame does not!
((frame-height) returns the old value)
also, set-frame-parameter takes several seconds to execute!