Variable: minibuffer-frame-alist

minibuffer-frame-alist is a customizable variable defined in frame.el.gz.

Value

((width . 80)
 (height . 2))

Documentation

Alist of parameters for the initial minibuffer frame.

This is the minibuffer frame created if initial-frame-alist calls for a frame without a minibuffer. The parameters specified here supersede those given in default-frame-alist, for the initial minibuffer frame.

You can set this in your init file; for example,

 (setq minibuffer-frame-alist
       '((top . 1) (left . 1) (width . 80) (height . 2)))

It is not necessary to include (minibuffer . only); that is appended when the minibuffer frame is created.

Source Code

;; Defined in /usr/src/emacs/lisp/frame.el.gz
(defcustom minibuffer-frame-alist '((width . 80) (height . 2))
  "Alist of parameters for the initial minibuffer frame.
This is the minibuffer frame created if `initial-frame-alist'
calls for a frame without a minibuffer.  The parameters specified
here supersede those given in `default-frame-alist', for the
initial minibuffer frame.

You can set this in your init file; for example,

 (setq minibuffer-frame-alist
       \\='((top . 1) (left . 1) (width . 80) (height . 2)))

It is not necessary to include (minibuffer . only); that is
appended when the minibuffer frame is created."
  :type '(repeat (cons :format "%v"
		       (symbol :tag "Parameter")
		       (sexp :tag "Value")))
  :group 'frames)