Re: Proper way to run emacs from desktop

[David Karr <davidmichaelkarr@gmail.com>]

On Thu, Nov 2, 2017 at 9:29 AM, Jon Turney <jon.turney@dronecode.org.uk> wrote:
> On 01/11/2017 21:57, David Karr wrote:
>>
>> On Wed, Nov 1, 2017 at 12:57 PM, Ken Brown <kbrown@cornell.edu> wrote:
>>>
>>> On 11/1/2017 1:08 PM, David Karr wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I install Cygwin every couple of years and then use it continuously
>>>> without updates between those installations.  I installed it on a new
>>>> laptop today, and I'm trying to work through issues.
>>>>
>>>> The current issue is running Emacs from the desktop.
>>>>
>>>> I had a shortcut working for a long time that does the following:
>>>> -------------
>>>> C:\cygwin64\bin\run2.exe --display 127.0.0.1:0.0
>>>> /usr/local/bin/emacs.xml
>>>> -------------
>
>
> Just '--display :0.0' is probably better, as it won't stop working when the
> Xserver is run without '-listen tcp'...

Sounds like a good idea, but I noticed that this change produces a
very odd side effect, and I've verified that going back makes it not
happen. I've tested going back and forth multiple times, with
repeatable results.

Normally, when I start emacs, the window appears in a particular
location, and with a particular height (and width, but I don't set
that).

I believe this is configured by the following lines in my .emacs file:
-----------------
(set-frame-position (selected-frame) 0 0)
(set-frame-height (selected-frame) 60)
-----------------

Setting the frame height to 60 results in a window that spans most of
the vertical space of my desktop.

Curiously, when I remove the "127.0.0.1" from the "display" option,
emacs starts up in the same location, but with about 2/3 of the
expected window height.  The window is easily expandable, but I'd
rather it be the height that I have configured initially.

Frankly, I find it hard to believe what I'm seeing, but I've gone back
and forth multiple times, and it's completely repeatable.  Could this
be caused by something odd in my X resources tree?

>>>> The "run2" application doesn't appear to exist.  I checked my notes,
>>>> and I can't tell whether I installed this from somewhere else the last
>>>> time I did this.
>>>
>>>
>>> Just install the run2 package.  It's still available.
>>
>>
>> Ok.  I find the search facility in setup somewhat confusing.  I
>> couldn't find it before. I found it now, and I've installed it.
>
>
> You can also search using e.g.
> https://cygwin.com/cgi-bin2/package-grep.cgi?grep=run2.exe&arch=x86_64
>

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