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@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.