From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from lists.gentoo.org (pigeon.gentoo.org [208.92.234.80]) by finch.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6A5D6138CCF for ; Mon, 11 May 2015 17:38:03 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 8A269E08C8; Mon, 11 May 2015 17:37:55 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mx2.cims.nyu.edu (MX2.CIMS.NYU.EDU [128.122.49.96]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4005FE08D2 for ; Mon, 11 May 2015 17:37:54 +0000 (UTC) Received: from smtp.cs.nyu.edu (smtp.cs.nyu.edu [128.122.49.97]) by mx2.cims.nyu.edu (8.14.4+Sun/8.14.4) with ESMTP id t4BHbpBx024605 for ; Mon, 11 May 2015 13:37:51 -0400 (EDT) Received: from newlap.localdomain (ool-18be5dbd.dyn.optonline.net [24.190.93.189]) (authenticated bits=0) by smtp.cs.nyu.edu (8.14.3/8.14.4) with ESMTP id t4BHbnDQ024602 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NOT) for ; Mon, 11 May 2015 13:37:51 -0400 (EDT) Received: by newlap.localdomain (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 99D16A947C; Mon, 11 May 2015 13:37:49 -0400 (EDT) From: gottlieb@nyu.edu To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Mis-posted please ignore Re: [gentoo-user] trouble with modify-frame-parameters References: <87lhgwvu9e.fsf@nyu.edu> Date: Mon, 11 May 2015 13:37:49 -0400 In-Reply-To: <87lhgwvu9e.fsf@nyu.edu> (gottlieb@nyu.edu's message of "Sun, 10 May 2015 20:21:33 -0400") Message-ID: <874mnj8176.fsf@nyu.edu> User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.4 (gnu/linux) Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Greylist: Sender IP whitelisted, not delayed by milter-greylist-4.4.1 (mx2.cims.nyu.edu [128.122.49.96]); Mon, 11 May 2015 13:37:51 -0400 (EDT) X-Virus-Scanned: clamav-milter 0.97.4 at mx2 X-Virus-Status: Clean X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.73 on 128.122.49.96 X-Archives-Salt: ff6a43b1-bc0f-4e64-97bb-d6b873578580 X-Archives-Hash: 3149e44b92016fcafc91dd1c64cd292a Sorry. This was meant for the emacs list. On Sun, May 10 2015, gottlieb@nyu.edu wrote: > I execute the following function in *scratch* on a fresh emacs -Q > > (modify-frame-parameters ; for 2560x1600 > nil '((fullscreen . fullheight) (width . 176) (left . -1300))) > > My screen is 2560x1600. Emacs version is 24.4. System is gentoo/gnome. > > The frame does become fullheight and the width does become 176. > However, left is not correct (it should be flush left but is nearly > centered. > The weird part is if I execute the same command again (a second C-j in > *scratch), the frame moves to the correct, flush left, position. > > An explanation would be appreciated. > thanks, > allan > > PS If I use the more natural (left . 0) the frame moves near the left > edge but is not flush left (even if executed twice).