Questions tagged [window]
In Emacs, a window is one part of a frame, displaying one buffer. For questions about operating system windows, see the tag 'frame.
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How to display the minibuffer above candidates in helm
I am looking for configuration that displays the minibuffer in which to type input above matching candidates in a helm buffer.
I went through each helm variable and the closest named variable was helm-...
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Close buffer switching to next buffer without leaving or closing the window
I am using the Emacs-terms here.
I want to close the current file/buffer. But I do not want to leaver or close the current emacs-window. In the current window there should just appear the next open ...
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How can Elisp code determine the previously selected window?
I would like to implement an interactive function that, in the "canonical" case, selects the window that was selected before the currently selected one1.
But my plan founders immediately on ...
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Flatten parallel nested window trees
Sometimes when moving windows around in emacs, it will get to a state where there is a horizontal or vertical stack of windows which appears to be a single list, but is actually made up of multiple ...
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How to open `helm-all-mark-rings` in split window, while keep `helm-for-files` to open in same window
helm-for-files opens in full buffer, which I wanted to see it in full window (same window). I believe it is opening in full window is due to following lines according to How to configure a command to ...
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In Magit, the command `magit-status` opens the buffer with the status buffer. Is there some similar command to do the same but with the Slime's REPL?
I am using Emacs powered with Slime to write code on Common Lisp (SBCL). In addition, I am also using magit.
Magit has a handy command called magit-status (C-x g). I use it a lot and I tend to have 2 ...
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Treemacs and Transpose-Frame issue
I use treemacs to navigate files and functions, open in a panel to the left (window 1).
I also like the transpose frame package functions to change the orientation of windows, however this doesn't ...
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How to automatically downscale an image to window width in org-mode?
I use org-toggle-inline-images to directly view linked images in org-mode files. Unfortunately, depending on resolution, format and size, images often are too wide for the window (especially in ...
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How to dynamically replace certain text, by evaluating a function on change in current buffer
I am trying to figure out how to use window-change-functions refer here for official documentation to be able to run a function to replace certain text within the current buffer at every change of the ...
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windmove doesn't recognize S-<up> and S-<down> on Macbook Air
GNU Emacs 27.2 in Mac OS terminal (11.4 Big Sur).
Started with
(windmove-default-keybindings)
and found that S-<up> and S-<down> behaved just as <up> and <down>, as if the ...
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Dired: How to open file with ace-window while keeping focus on dired buffer?
I have this Elisp code that allows me to use ace-window to open a file in a selected window from Dired:
(defun find-file-dired-ace-window ()
"Use ace window to select a window for opening a ...
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Is it possible to open Deft in a sidebar?
I'm trying to open Deft in the left sidebar using this code:
(setq display-buffer-alist
'(("*Deft*"
(display-buffer-in-side-window)
(window-width . 0.25)
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Don't replace my buffers with *warnings* or *message* buffers?
Current behavior:
Emacs replaces one of my buffers with *warnings* or *messages* if I have multiple buffers open.
However Emacs creates a new buffer and displays *warnings* or *messages* if I have ...
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Split window horizontally when calling switch-to-buffer-other-window the first time
When calling switch-to-buffer-other-window interactive function the first time, the window is split horizontally.
I would like the window to split vertically instead of horizontally by default.
Is it ...
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Switch to the most recently selected buffer in the current window
I am looking for a command that would switch to the buffer I most recently selected in the current window. The command mode-line-other-buffer will switch to the most recently selected buffer not ...
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How to switch to `flycheck-list-errors` buffer/window/minibuffer?
For starters I use Doom Emacs.
Here's the scenario:
I have a python/perl/js buffer and flycheck-mode activated. Flycheck does its job and tells me that there are some errors that need attention. I go ...
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How to use C-j C-k to move window in term mode using evil?
The bindings of C-j C-k to evil-window-down[up] work well every where apart form term mode. term mode rebinds these to C-w j C-w k - this is super annoying!
How can i make term use the C-j/C-k ...
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How can i set the same file in org-mode to update only headings in one window and open headings on the other window? [duplicate]
I'd like to set a list of headings on one window and write on the other, is is possible?
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Why do many buffer switching commands in Doom Emacs skip over buffers that aren't visiting files? How can it be prevented?
In Doom Emacs many commands that replace the buffer in the current window with a different buffer will automatically select the most recent buffer that you have had open in a window. But buffers that ...
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centered cursor with evil-window-bottom and evil-window-top
I'm trying to achieve both:
persistent centered cursor (cursor stays in center of a window except when near the line 0 and count-lines-page
augment the way evil-window-bottom and evil-window-top work ...
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How to distinguish a scroll from a change of buffer in a function called from ‘window-scroll-functions’?
I've written a function that recenters the point each time it makes a long jump and I added it to the hook window-scroll-functions. The length of the jump is determined by comparing the return value ...
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Delete single window frame after app quits
Some of the apps (w3m, elfeed, mu4e, to name a few) when quit leave unused frame so the other buffer shows up in their place. Over time these redundant frames pile up, so we have to delete them.
I ...
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How to make the current window display the buffer it was displaying before the current one?
For example, imagine I have two windows and three buffers. Both windows are displaying buffer 1 and I do the following,
in window 1, switch to buffer 2;
in window 2, switch to buffer 3, then to ...
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Workaround bug#45038: 27.1; blank display
My setup: Emacs 27.1 under Ubuntu 20.04 from Kevin Kelley's PPA, and configured to use ligatures with the JetBrains Mono fonts, as described here.
I experiencing Bug#45038 27.1; blank display, or ...
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Let-bind diplayed windows and their size/posizion
Can I let-bind diplayed windows and their size/posizion? Is there a variable that stores these infos?
I need to run a script that will change the diplayed windows, opening some help temp buffers. At ...
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How can I display a buffer in a whole frame, removing the rest in the act?
Basically that. I need a function that would do this when I open a buffer in a frame with many other windows. Maybe Emacs has one by default.
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Open clickable filenames in the same help buffer
I looking for simple solution to open clickable filenames in the same help buffers. For example, when we display help for add-to-list variable and click TAB the cursor is placed on the subr.el file ...
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How do I focus the Man mode window when it is displayed?
When I open a man page (e.g. M-x man cat) I would like to automatically move my cursor onto the man page. I already know how to achieve this behavior for *Help* and *Apropos*, and I want to get the ...
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Like pressing "q", but from the other window
I run a command that takes over another window, and maybe resizes it a little, but doesn't focus it. Let's say C-h e or C-x C-b.
I can go to that window and press q there, and everything goes back to ...
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Activate a mode when only one window is displayed
I'm trying to enable/disable visual-fill-column when there is one window/multiple windows.
Since I don't like trying it on my own before asking, here is the solution I came up with:
(defun my-visual-...
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Open org link in the same window
When I follow from one Org file to another via a link, the new file appears in alternative window if there is one. Is there a way to follow links staying in the same window?
For example, I use a frame ...
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How to show all split window titles in the X11 window title?
If I split an Emacs frame (one X11 window) into multiple Emacs windows (with C-x 2 and C-x 3) and open different Emacs buffers in different Emacs windows, Emacs frame title (X11 window title) displays ...
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How do I specify the window height of the Python interpreter?
Suppose I am editing a file in python-mode. If I start the Python interpreter using M-x run-python (or C-c C-p), the Python interpreter opens in a window (*Python*) in the bottom half of the frame. ...
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How do I open a window that will behave like a *Help* window?
*Help* windows appear to have a special behavior. For example, if I open a help window using C-h f butterfly, the window will open in a separate half-page buffer. If I use the help feature again C-h f ...
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Open icons are not displaying in the tab of centaur-tab
I want to have my editor work with tabs and I'm using centaur-tabs for that purpose.
Below is my emacs config
(require 'package)
(add-to-list 'package-archives '("melpa" . "https://...
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Map maximizing window and frameset-to-register/restore frame configuration to C-x 1
Currently C-x 1 maximizes the current window. What I wish to have is to use C-x 1 to
maximize the current window (if there are more open) AND store the current frameset to an arbitrary register (eg. ...
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Restore wndows after OrgSrc mode
I am new to org mode, so it might be a very simple matter, but I couldn't find/figure out it myself.
Say, I have created a few horizontal and vertical windows. Opened an org file which has some source ...
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Force one window when opening multiple files
Any time I open multiple files I'd like emacs to only show me one buffer. I do not want any split windows. This would save me a keystroke every time.
I learned I could do away with the buffer list ...
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How can I get a listing of all buffers and the frames displaying them?
I want to get a list of all the windows and their frames, so I can jump directly to the frame and window.
If a buffer is not open in a window then the command should still jump to the last frame in ...
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In EXWM `split-window-right` followed by immediate `windmove-right` swaps order of buffers
I have a function
(defun bad-fn ()
(interactive)
(split-window-right)
(windmove-right)
)
If I go to a frame with just one window visiting EXWM buffer A (and buffer B
is next), and call
split-...
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Receive windows manager notifications of display changes
Is there a way for emacs to receive display changes notification from the windows manager? I understand this might be an OS dependent question, so I'm particularly interested in the interaction ...
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Disable evil-mode in eshell
I have disabled evil-mode in eshell by (evil-set-initial-state 'eshell-mode 'emacs) but when I switch windows(accidentally) using C-w k from eshell, evil-mode gets enabled.
How do I prevent this ...
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Automatically Increase and Decrease Window Size
How do I automatically increase the size of the window when I switch into it and reduce it back to its normal size when I switch out of it?
I have a small window at the bottom of my screen. While ...
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Controlling Behaviour of (Compilation) Window Creation
How do I control whether the output buffer *Compile* of M-x compile will be shown
in an existing window or
in a new window by splitting an existing window
?
My problem is that the compilation buffer ...
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helm-ag (or equivalent) open selection in existing window?
If you run helm-ag (I typically do this with helm-projectile-ag, but I think it should be similar) and select a match, the file / buffer opens in the last used window.
My question is this: If a you ...
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Can't get rid of scratch buffer at startup for Emacs 26.3
I am using GNU Emacs 26.3 (build 1, x86_64-w64-mingw32) of 2019-08-29.
In my .emacs I specifically asked not to show the startup screen or buffer *scratch*:
(custom-set-variables
'(inhibit-startup-...
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How to move point to the vertical center of the window when I use `C-u C-SPC`?
I am using following answer to jump to the previous jumped point and I also use C-u C-SPC as well.
(defun alt-exchange-point-and-mark (&optional arg)
(interactive"P")
(...
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Start Emacs with gdb with a different main source file
I often run Gdb in a dedicated Emacs session. I have code to run gdb when Emacs start and set up Many-Windows mode.
For one particular project, there are many programs, all written in C, that share a ...
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How can I split a window so that the cursor ends up in the right / lower window?
The functions I have found for splitting windows are (split-window-right) and (split-window-below). When these are evaluated the cursor ends up in the right window in the case of (split-window-right)...
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Show only one or two lines of a buffer
I need to check numbers in a buffer each on a line against an external paper sheet
To make this easier I would like to make the window very narrow to see only one (or max. two) lines. However shrink-...
