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Helm opens buffer using a vertical split by default.

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I want the Helm buffer to open using a horizontal split by default.

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I can use C-t (helm-toggle-resplit-and-swap-windows) to manually toggle the position, but how can I make this change permanent?

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    How about (setq helm-split-window-default-side 'right) (defaults to 'below)? – xuchunyang Feb 9 '16 at 2:04
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    Yeah, I tried it. The documentation says "The default side to display `helm-buffer'.", but it does not work for me. – Swarnendu Biswas Feb 9 '16 at 2:39
  • Alright, I have found the source. The above sexp (suggested by @xuchunyang) would work. But the problem is with popwin, enabling popwin seems to override the helm settings. Not sure why. – Swarnendu Biswas Feb 9 '16 at 14:18
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More details: the problem was I was using (push '("*Help*" :regexp t) popwin:special-display-config) in popwin. This matches helm buffers.

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