Re: address@hidden: Several problems in KDE/KWin]

[Andreas Schwab]

Tassilo Horn <address@hidden> writes:

> Richard Stallman <address@hidden> writes:
>
>>   Emacs does not un-maximize in KDE/KWin
>
> [...]
>
>> After maximizing an emacs window, it is not possible to un-maximise it.
>> It may depend on font size and desktop geometry.  I have these in
>> Xresources:
>>  Emacs.font:     10x20
>>  Emacs.geometry: 80x38
>>  Size of desktop is 1400x1050.
>> The symptom is that after maximizing, the "maximize/un-maximize" button stays
>> in the "maximize" state (one square), intead of going to the "un-maximize"
>> state (two squares).
>
> I think the problem is that Emacs cannot be resized stepless, but only
> in steps of columns and lines depending on the size of the used font.

I don't think so.  Other programs like xterm also resize in steps, but
still can be properly maximized/unmaximized.

> So if Emacs is maximized in KDE it's most probably not as big as the
> usable space of the desktop is.  I'm not sure, but I think because of
> that kwin thinks it's not maximized.

If you try to maximize a second time the frame is actually truely
maximized.  But unmaximizing restores intermediate, nearly maximized
size, not the original one.

Andreas.

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