Re: Linux: .Xdefaults, geometry not recognized

[Will Parsons]

Uwe Brauer wrote:
>
>
> Hello 
>
> Using Kubuntu 10.04, and GNU emacs 24.3
> I have the following setting in my .Xdefaults
>
> Emacs.foreground:                       black
> Emacs.background:                       grey98
> Emacs.font:     -*-courier-bold-r-*-*-18-180-*-*-*-*-*-*
> Emacs.geometry:                         105x63+20+5
>
> File the font is recognized by emacs but the geometry not.
> I change its values run xrdb -merge ~/.Xdefaults and Emacs ignores the 
> values of the geometry entry.
>
> Does anybody has an idea?

I use .Xresources rather than .Xdefaults, but I have:

Emacs.geometry: 80x40

Note the numbers refer to lines & characters rather than pixels.

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Will