Some time ago, John Morey wrote... |+ | I have the following in my .emacs file: | | (set-specifier default-toolbar-height 48) | (setq initial-frame-alist | '( | (width . 81) | (height . 35) | )) | )) | | The code does work, as in it makes the toolbar larger and the initial | frame the size that I want it, but it does not take effect until the | frame has already been displayed. Currently the initial frame is | displayed before that changes take effect and then the frame display | changes when .emacs is read in. Is there a way that I can specify | the changes before the initial frame is displayed so that it initially | comes up the way that it is to be displayed. |- This is the behavior by design for the first frame, and a known bug for the second one, Windows specific. The only[1] way to specifiy frame size for the first frame to avoid what's your dislike is: 1. Create a file named auto-autoloads.el in an empty directory which is a sibling to packages in your package hierarchy. Say if you have .../packages/lisp/xemacs-base create .../packages/lisp/evilhack, and put the file into this directory. 2. Put the following into the file: ;;;### autoload (setq default-frame-plist '(width 81 height 35)) May we load something like ~/.xemacs-early for those who care? Kirill [1] With variations thereof