Re: address@hidden: set-frame-size for frame without minibuffer loses mode line]

[Glenn Morris]

Richard Stallman wrote:

> [I sent this message a week ago but did not get a response.]
>
> Would someone please DTRT, then ack?


I followed this complicated recipe on a GNU/Linux system, and could
not produce the reported bug. Perhaps it is Windows-specific.


> From: "Drew Adams" <address@hidden>
> Subject: set-frame-size for frame without minibuffer loses mode line
> To: "Bug-Gnu-Emacs" <address@hidden>
> Date: Tue, 7 Aug 2007 09:46:52 -0700
[...]
> emacs -Q
>
> M-: (setq pop-up-frames t)
> M-: (setq minibuffer-frame-alist (cons (quote (minibuffer . only))
>                                        minibuffer-frame-alist))
> M-: (setq default-frame-alist (cons (quote (minibuffer))
>                                     default-frame-alist))
> M-: (make-frame minibuffer-frame-alist)
> C-x 4 d some directory
>
> With the dired frame selected:
> M-: (set-frame-size (selected-frame) 30 40)
>
> The dired frame is correctly resized, but an empty extra line appears
> below the mode line (there is no minibuffer on this frame).
>
> With the dired frame selected, repeat the last command (that is,
> repeat (set-frame-size (selected-frame) 30 40)):
>
> C-x ESC ESC
>
> Now, both the extra empty "minibuffer" line and the mode line have
> disappeared.
[...]
> In GNU Emacs 22.1.1 (i386-mingw-nt5.1.2600)
>  of 2007-06-02 on RELEASE
> Windowing system distributor `Microsoft Corp.', version 5.1.2600
> configured using `configure --with-gcc (3.4) --cflags -Ic:/gnuwin32/include'