Re: slow make-frame + face initialization / importing x resources

[chad brown]

I believe that the Mac carbon port, at least, reads (pseudo) X  
resources to deal with customization before .emacs; specifically, so  
that windows can be graphically configured before mapped (which can  
result in ugly/annoying flashing, for example).

This points at a possible rethinking of ordering for starting,  
configuration, and window mapping, especially in light of the extra  
versatility of the multi-tty branch.  Of course, I'm not familiar  
with this part of emacs, so maybe the existing methods are already  
adequate, and I'm just ignorant of them.  Hmm...  I'll have to take a  
look at that again.

*chad


On Jul 15, 2007, at 2:35 AM, David Reitter wrote:

> The Carbon port reads such resources from a special .plist file,  
> but it's unclear to me, why. Users would have to manipulate that  
> (XML) file externally, and I don't understand how this would be  
> easier or more sensible than configuring Emacs through the  
> customization or .emacs interfaces.