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bug#33921: 27.0.50; Default height is inconsistently - and apparently al
From: |
Eli Zaretskii |
Subject: |
bug#33921: 27.0.50; Default height is inconsistently - and apparently also incorrectly - documented |
Date: |
Sun, 30 Dec 2018 17:25:58 +0200 |
> Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2018 15:57:47 +0100
> From: martin rudalics <rudalics@gmx.at>
>
> > In the Emacs man page, we find for the "-g" (--geometry) option:
> >
> > The width and height are specified in characters; the default is
> > 80 by 24.
>
> This must be a very old entry.
>
> > In the Emacs info page ("C.8 Options for Window Size and Position"), we
> > find a different default height:
> >
> > The default frame width is 80 characters and the default height is
> > 40 lines.
>
> The default height was changed from 40 to 35 by Chong and from 35 to
> 36 by Eli. I now updated the value given by the manual of the release
> branch.
I actually think we shouldn't promise any concrete value, and instead
say something vague, like "between 35 and 40, depending on the OS and
the window manager".