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bug#57890: 28.1; Doc string of `initial-frame-alist'
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Lars Ingebrigtsen |
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bug#57890: 28.1; Doc string of `initial-frame-alist' |
Date: |
Sun, 18 Sep 2022 12:49:35 +0200 |
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Drew Adams <drew.adams@oracle.com> writes:
> The doc string seems to suggest that the option, or its use, somehow
> depends on X resources:
>
> ... If you want the initial frame
> to have the proper geometry as soon as it appears, you need to
> use this three-step process:
> * Specify X resources to give the geometry you want.
> * Set 'default-frame-alist' to override these options so that they
> don't affect subsequent frames.
> * Set 'initial-frame-alist' in a way that matches the X resources,
> to override what you put in 'default-frame-alist'.
>
> That text is not introduced by anything saying, e.g., IF you are
> using X resources or by saying that this 3-step process is
> applicable only if you can use X resources. At least some of it
> doesn't make sense without X resources, AFAIK.
And isn't this advice outdated now anyway? The easiest way to specify
initial-frame-alist is to adjust it in `early-init-file', I think?