Hi Stephen,
Thanks for the suggestion, but unfortunately, when i do 'xemacs -q',
visit the init.el file and do 'Evaluate Whole Buffer' from the menu, the
problem does not occur (my init.el file is rather extensive, 530 lines,
so i chose to start with whole buffer). This is why i filed it as a bug
to XEmacs, as opposed to an individual package.
I welcome any additional suggestions as to how to debug.
Thanks,
John
Stephen J. Turnbull wrote:
>>>>>"John" == John
<wguy4biz(a)comcast.net> writes:
>>>>>
>>>>>
John> When Xemacs starts up, the window shrinks vertically to
John> about 10 columns in width.
That's a new one for me. Never heard of anything like it before.
John> The only way to prevent this is to startup with the
John> '-vanilla' option, but this prevents the init.el file from
John> being loaded. It is impossible to identify what is doing
John> this.
To debug, start with xemacs -q (which loads the vendor customizations
but not your personal ones), visit the init.el file with C-x C-f, and
then do C-M-f C-x C-e until the window goes wacky. That will localize
the culprit fairly well.
The window configuration code has been under active revision for
several versions. I suggest you upgrade to CVS current (the latest
beta is 21.5.21, but there have been changes to window config code
since then). Alternatively you can wait a few days; there should be a
new beta release shortly.
You could also try pinging your OS vendor, if you're using an
OS-supplied package.