Re: Problem setting frame title on startup

[Mark Skilbeck]

Use modify-frame-parameters:

    (modify-frame-parameters nil '((title . "test")))

On Fri, Mar 15, 2013 at 08:24:20PM +0100, Ian van der Neut wrote:
> Hello all,
> 
> rather a lisp newbie and been searching all over, but can't figure it out.
> I have the code below:
> 
> (provide 'ian-project)
> ;; Based on the presence of the 'project' environment variable,
> ;; display the project name in the frame title and the mode line.
> (defun set-project-in-frame-title ()
>   (interactive)
>   (setq projectname (getenv "project"))
>   (message "Project: %s" projectname)
>   (if projectname
>       (setq-default frame-title-format (concat "%b (%*) [" projectname "]
> "))
>     (setq frame-title-format (concat "%b (%*)"))
>     ) ;; if projectname
> )
> 
> And in my ~/.emacs I have:
> 
> (require 'ian-project)
> (set-project-in-frame-title)
> 
> The message "Project: <projectname>" is displayed in the *Messages* buffer
> on startup, however, the project name does not end up in the frame title,
> unless I execute the function by hand:
> M-x set-project-in-frame-title()
> 
> My emacs version is:
> GNU Emacs 24.2.1 (x86_64-redhat-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 3.6.4)
>  of 2013-02-02 on buildvm-04.phx2.fedoraproject.org
> 
> Thank you very much in advance for any pointers as to what I may be missing.
> 
> Ian.
> -- 
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