bug#3643: emacs -Q doesn't fit on the user's screen

[Jan Djärv]

Jan Djärv skrev:
> jidanni@jidanni.org skrev:
> > > > > > > "JD" == Jan Djärv <jan.h.d@swipnet.se> writes:
> > JD> That last part may be it though.  As the title bar size isn't 
> > known at
> > JD> frame create time, we can't adjust for it.  I'll have to think about
> > JD> that.
> > All I know is firefox etc. never was bigger than xwindows.
> > JD> A better strategy might be if 40 lines doesn't seem to fit, just 
> > try 20.
> > JD> If that doesn't seem to fit, try 10.
> > Well if it can detect that it can't fit then maybe it can detect how big
> > it should be.
>
> Actually, it can only detect when it is way too big.  In the case when 
> it almost fits, i.e. off by one line or so, it must guess.

I made some changes.  If 40 doesn't fit we try 24.  If that doesn't fit we 
just use 10.  Of course, very big window manager decorations or window manager 
placement/size algorithms may still make Emacs too big.

        Jan D.