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bug#41719: 28.0.50; [FR] emacsclient should provide '--name' option as e
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Po Lu |
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bug#41719: 28.0.50; [FR] emacsclient should provide '--name' option as emacs |
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Sun, 12 Jun 2022 13:10:18 +0800 |
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Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/28.0.91 (gnu/linux) |
Vladimir Lomov <lomov.vl@yandex.ru> writes:
> The 'emacs' allows to set the so-called 'instance' when run in X window
> system using '--name' option. The same time the 'emacsclient' doesn't
> have such option and if 'emacs' is run in daemon mode ('emacs
> --daemon=...') it is impossible (?) to change the 'instance' of emacs
> window (frame in Emacs terminology) created by 'emacsclient'.
>
> I tried to use '-F' option of 'emacsclient' but I didn't get desire
> result, WM_CLASS isn't changed, only WM_ICON_NAME. It is possible that I
> do things wrong,
>
> $ emacsclient -s /run/user/1000/emacs-default -F '((name . "default")
> (title . "USER@HOST"))'
>
> but this topic is covered by manual (Emacs, 21.11 "Frame Parameters" and
> Emacs Lisp 29.4.3 "Window Frame Parameters") very unclear.
>
> Even if it is possible to change the 'instance' of Emacs window created
> by 'emacsclient' using the '-F' option it would be nice to have more
> simple way to achieve this. On the other hand, if Emacs is run in daemon
> mode it is the purpose of emacsclient to (allow to) set the 'instance'
> and 'title' of created window.
Could you please show where in the manual it is unclear?
I don't think we have any support at all for setting the WM_CLASS of
Emacs on a per-frame basis.
- bug#41719: 28.0.50; [FR] emacsclient should provide '--name' option as emacs,
Po Lu <=