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I'm using golden-ratio to automagically resize my buffers when I switch from one to another.
Say I have 2 buffers, my window is split vertically and active buffer is the one on the right. While activating helm-imenu, I would like to open results in an existing buffer on the left side (because those have a higher height than the ones below/above the active one).
I know of C-t, but I have to use it N times before it places helm-imenu buffer where I want.
What I want doesn't seem possible, that is, without adding some logic between change of active buffer.
What was bothering me was the lack of consistency. I am satisfied with:
(setq
helm-always-two-windows t
helm-split-window-default-side 'left)
Which will open helm buffer on the left, full height and place the active buffer from which I invoked the helm menu on the right, full height as well. This is consistent and satisfies me, even though it doesn't directly answer my initial question.
Furthermore, one could play around with helm-split-window-in-side-p, helm-always-two-windows and helm-split-window-default-side for a different approach.
helm-split-window-default-side. Not sure if I can make it work exactly like I described in my post but I'll definitely try in the coming week. – Mathieu Marques Dec 27 '15 at 16:24