Save Frames for future sessions

Question

Is there a way to save frames and their relative positions in emacs? I know that we could save windows using desktop.el ... this works fine but I also want to save the frames.

I have tried various options including frame-restore.el and desktopaid.el but they don't seem to work with various errors. Either they do not byte compile or give other errors.

Does some have nice clean way to save frames + desktop sessions in emacs?

Thanks!

Pawan

Answer 1

Emacs 24.4 (which is not yet released) extends the Desktop feature of saving and restoring desktops (Emacs session state), to include frames and their positions, buffers (sometimes), etc.

You can obtain MS Windows executable builds of the development version of Emacs (what will become 24.4) here.

If you have an Emacs build that supports this, consult the Emacs manual, node Saving Emacs Sessions for more information.