Re: bug in frame-width

[Jan D.]

> When the user asks to change a parameter and does not ask to change
> any other parameters, the other parameters should stay constant.  That
> is logical, expected and as documented.  To keep the width parameter
> constant, the size of the X window has to change.  If this would be
> considered bad behavior, then the meaning of the width parameter
> should be changed to refer to the size of the X window.  The same
> holds for the height parameter.

I agree with this view.  Keeping columns constant is important to me
also.

> Currently, `width' refers to the number of text columns, `height'
> includes the tool bar but not the menu bar.  Any changes in current
> situation, even those we agree on it, seem to have to wait until after
> the 21.4 release.  In the current situation, changing the fringe width
> should keep the number of text columns constant.

It is more inconsistent than that.  The GTK version does not count the
tool bar, because this is a GTK native tool bar and may not be an 
integral
number of text lines (actually this makes the GTK version do the wrong
thing when geometry is specified, it is on my TODO list).

My view is that width and height should refer to available text area,
exclusive of fringe, scroll bar, menu bar and tool bar.

        Jan D.