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(Window Size X): Document how Emacs sets the units for frame width if

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the default font is proportional.
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Eli Zaretskii 2001-03-05 15:13:46 +00:00
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@ -735,8 +735,9 @@ negative, but that doesn't change their meaning, only their direction.
Emacs uses the same units as @code{xterm} does to interpret the geometry.
The @var{width} and @var{height} are measured in characters, so a large font
creates a larger frame than a small font. The @var{xoffset}
and @var{yoffset} are measured in pixels.
creates a larger frame than a small font. (If you specify a proportional
font, Emacs uses its maximum bounds width as the width unit.) The
@var{xoffset} and @var{yoffset} are measured in pixels.
Since the mode line and the echo area occupy the last 2 lines of the
frame, the height of the initial text window is 2 less than the height