Re: gdb-ui, dedicated windows

[David Hansen]

On Mon, 07 Jul 2008 08:40:59 -0600 Tom Tromey wrote:

>>>>>> "Nick" == Nick Roberts <address@hidden> writes:
>
> Tom> To achieve this, a few changes are needed.  First, Emacs needs a
> Tom> new way to maximize a frame so it doesn't overshadow the panel.
>
> Nick> I'm not sure what you mean.  Emacs appears maximise a frame like
> Nick> any other application and the (Gnome) planel always remains
> Nick> visible for me.
>
> Try:
>
> (modify-frame-parameters nil '((fullscreen . fullboth)))
>
> For me this covers the whole screen.  I reported this last year
> sometime ... Emacs needs a new fullscreen mode that respects the fd.o
> standard here.  (It needs the current mode for presentation apps.)

Just a bit curious, isn't it the window managers job to put the window
into full screen?  At least that's the way I do it.  But I don't have a
panel or stuff, so maybe these problems don't exits here at all.

David