Re: [PATCH] Fix frameset-restore in the presence of scaling

[Robert Pluim]

martin rudalics <address@hidden> writes:

>> Running emacs-26 with GDK_SCALING=2, frameset-restore will position
>> 2nd and subsequent frames incorrectly if they are in the right half of
>> the screen. Turns out that we're querying GTK for the dimensions of
>> the display in order to ensure that frames remain on-screen, and those
>> dimensions need scaling. Patch attached, tested on GTK 3.18, I'd
>> appreciate if someone with a HiDPI screen and GTK >= 3.22 could
>> confirm whether it works for them.
>
> When 'left' and top' are negative, they specify a frame position
> relative to the right or bottom edge of the display.  Are such
> specifications affected/corrected by your patch with scaling on?

They will almost certainly be corrected. My testcase involved
destop-save, which doesn't use such specifications for frames as far
as I know, I'll have to do some manual testing.

Robert