Re: default-frame-alist vs. initial-frame-alist

[Eli Zaretskii]

> From: Stefan Monnier <address@hidden>
> Cc: Tjernlund <address@hidden>,  address@hidden
> Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2014 09:04:22 -0400
> 
> >> I have to set both lists below to make the change in colors
> >> effective.  I think it should be enough with
> >> default-frame-alist. This is on both 24.3 and 24.4
> 
> > This is the expected behavior, as described in the User Manual (see
> > the node "Frame Parameters").  Emacs always worked like that.
> 
> Really?  When I do:
> 
>    emacs -Q --eval '(setq default-frame-alist (quote ((background-color . 
> "blue") (font . "fixed"))))'
> 
> I expect the initial frame to show me Emacs in a hideous font with
> unbearable blue background.  And indeed that's what I get here.

I'm quite sure the OP customized the list from .emacs, not from the
command line.  See the original message, which clearly shows that.