Re: Yes, please allow pre-configuration of first frame [was: Blink Cursor mode is off by default]

[Eli Zaretskii]

> From: Stefan Monnier <address@hidden>
> Date: Sat, 16 Jun 2018 13:20:21 -0400
> Cc: address@hidden
> 
> > The file could just run against a dummy frame that happens to look like the
> > GUI frame we'll eventually create.
> 
> To reduce the breakage, the frame had batter be as real as possible
> (e.g. plain normal frame, just `invisible`), but still: what will happen
> when the .emacs code ends up prompting the user in the minibuffer?

What if we create and display a small special frame, "normal" enough
to support everything any .emacs could expect, but devoid of stuff
like the menu bar, the tool bar, and the scroll bars?  Many
applications show something like that at startup, so I think that
would look "professional" enough.