Apple X11 - can we guarantee the resize handle is visible?

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    Stephen> I don't know why this happens, unless you have things set to
    Stephen> make windows that big.

That's how big the main frame is/was on my Solaris machine at work which has
a higher resolution display and can thus display more lines with the given
font/font size.  My experience suggests that when you create a new frame it
gets the same dimensions as whatever other frame is already displayed.  I'm
headed to work with my laptop now.  If I get a few minutes today I'll try to
perform a couple quick experiments.

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