Re: [h-e-w] make-frame function read in .emacs in w32 ver 23.3 but not24.2

[Drew Adams]

> Backtrace shows an error at this position in my .emacs when used with
> 24.2 but not with 23.3:
> (make-frame '((name . "courier")
>               (top . 1) (left . 1) (width . 123) (height . 18)
>               (visibility . icon)))
> (select-frame-by-name "courier")
> 
> Debugger entered--Lisp error: (error "There is no frame named 
> `courier'")
>   signal(error ("There is no frame named `courier'"))
>   error("There is no frame named `%s'" "courier")
>   select-frame-by-name("courier")

What message did you see after the `make-frame' call?  Did it say that frame
`courrier' was created?

If so, `M-x report-emacs-bug'.

If not, check that you have all the parens you need etc.  If the `make-frame'
call does not succeed then you will get the error message you see.