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* xfns.c (x_get_arg): Return Qunbound for an unspecified resource, not nil. That way, we can tell the difference between a false resource and an unspecified resource. (x_default_error): Use DEFLT if x_get_arg returns Qunbound, not Qnil. (x_figure_window_size, x_icon, Fx_create_frame): Deal with Qunbound and Qnil properly. * xfns.c (Fx_create_frame): Pass the correct number of arguments to x_set_font. * xfns.c [not HAVE_X11] (Fx_create_frame): Delete section that's only included if we *do* have X11. Blind patching. * xfns.c (x_icon): Rewritten to call x_wm_set_icon_position and x_wm_set_window_state instead of calling XSetWMHints directly. (x_wm_set_window_state, x_wm_set_icon_pixmap, x_wm_set_icon_position): Use x_wm_hints. (x_term_init): Set the `input' field of x_wm_hints, and its flag. * xfns.c (x_default_parameter): Don't call store_frame_param here; it's already taken care of by x_set_frame_parameters. * xfns.c (Fx_create_frame): Check for the `icon-type', `auto-raise', and `auto-lower' parameters. Have `icon-type' default to t, indicating that we want the nifty gnu in our icons. (Qauto_lower): New symbol. * xfns.c (x_set_icon_type): UNBLOCK_INPUT before reporting the error, not after. error doesn't return, sklitch-brain. * xfns.c (x_set_frame_parameters): Properly recognize changes to the height of the frame. Recognize changes of the frame's position. * xfns.c (x_set_frame_parameters): Iterate over ALIST while the current element is cons, not while it's non-nil. (syms_of_xfns): Call init_x_parm_symbols after interning all the other atoms; init_x_parm_symbols expects Qx_frame_parameter to be initialized. * xfns.c (Qbackground_color, Qborder_color, Qborder_width, Qcursor_color, Qfont, Qforeground_color, Qgeometry, Qhorizontal_scroll_bar, Qicon_left, Qicon_top, Qiconic_startup, Qinternal_border_width, Qleft, Qmouse_color, Qparent_id, Qsuppress_icon, Qsuppress_initial_map, Qtop, Qundefined_color, Qvertical_scroll_bar, Qwindow_id, Qx_frame_parameter): New symbols, with lisp code to rebuild syms_of_xfns. (syms_of_xfns): Initialize and staticpro them. (Qheight, Qminibuffer, Qname, Qnone, Qonly, Qwidth, Qunsplittable): Add extern declaration for these. (x_init_parm_symbols): Don't initialize Qx_frame_parameter here; it's done in syms_of_xfns. (x_default_parameter): Change the argument char *PROPNAME into a Lisp_Object PROP; let the caller take care of interning the atom. (Fx_geometry, x_figure_window_size, x_icon, Fx_create_frame): Use the new Q... variables, instead of interning things. * xfns.c (x_set_frame_param): Replaced by x_set_frame_parameters. (x_set_frame_parameters): Process the alist of parameters here. Notice `width', `height', `top', and `left' parameters. Hold off changing the frame size and position until the end, so we can do both parameters at once when they are both specified. (x_default_parameter): Call x_set_frame_parameters, not x_set_frame_param. * xfns.c (x_figure_window_size): Indicate that this function returns an int, rather than just leaving it unstated. * xfns.c (Fx_create_frame): Call change_frame_size with a DELAY of 0.

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