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Re: Abysmal state of GTK build
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Robert Pluim |
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Re: Abysmal state of GTK build |
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Mon, 05 Sep 2022 10:34:55 +0200 |
>>>>> On Sun, 04 Sep 2022 08:14:54 +0300, Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> said:
>> From: Richard Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
>> Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org
>> Date: Sat, 03 Sep 2022 23:01:31 -0400
>>
>> > No, this means functions like `set-frame-position' can't move the frame
>> > on the screen. The only way to move the frame is by the user dragging
>> > it with the mouse.
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> I don't know whether that limitation is necessary or justified in some
way,
>> but I think that most users don't use `set-frame-position'.
Eli> Emacs itself uses set-frame-position. It also moves frames on display
Eli> via the 'top' and 'left' frame parameters. One notable case where
Eli> this happens is the desktop.el package, which restores frame and
Eli> window configuration of a previous Emacs session.
And there are packages that want to put frames at specific positions,
such as speedbar (plus the various "pop up frame" packages whose names
I canʼt recall right now)
Eli> So I think the inability to do that is quite a big deal for Emacs
Eli> users.
Yes. Itʼs very annoying.
Robert
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