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Re: preset the position of new frame under mac os x
From: |
Sandip Chitale |
Subject: |
Re: preset the position of new frame under mac os x |
Date: |
6 Nov 2003 09:52:06 -0800 |
The variable:
default-frame-alist
and
initial-frame-alist
are customized variables. Therefore you need to set their values using
M-x customize-variable RET default-frame-alist RET
and
M-x customize-variable RET initial-frame-alist RET
and save the customization.
May work.
"Leo" <leo.broska@NOSPAM.isys.com.au> wrote in message
news:<boci42$1pb7$1@otis.netspace.net.au>...
> "Hugh Wolf" <hwolf@deutsches.lieder.de> wrote in message
> news:2IPob.77706$e01.257998@attbi_s02...
> >
> > The 'left entry of default-frame-alist works fine for me in osx.
>
>
> thanks hugo.
>
> i have tried that as well, but cannot make it work. here's the part of my
> .emacs file:
>
> (setq default-frame-alist
> ;; standard staff
> '((tool-bar-lines . 0)
> (foreground-color . "black")
> (background-color . "white")
> (menu-bar-lines . 1)
> ;; my staff:
> (font . "-apple-monaco-medium-r-*--*-140-*-*-*-*-mac-roman") ;; mac
> (top . 15) (left . 250)
> (width . 81) (height . 48)
> (cursor-color . "Black")))
>
> (setq initial-frame-alist
> '((top . 0) (left . 5)
> (width . 84) (height . 50) ;; mac
> ))
>
> this settings should make the first frame at the left and the second frame
> at the right of the screen. unfortunatly both screen appear on the left...
> :-(
>
> what do i do wrong?