Questions tagged [window-splitting]
is for splitting an Emacs window into two. Multiple windows can display different buffers, or different parts of one buffer. Emacs has several default key bindings for splitting windows.
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How can I create a frame and open two files split vertically in it?
I am trying to write an Elisp function that will create a new frame and in that new frame open two files split vertically.
I have been unable to find anything about this in the Elisp manual, node ...
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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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Prefer side-by-side splits over top-bottom splits even when calling `calendar`
From what I understand, Emacs splits windows by first trying a horizontal split and then a vertical split. I'm fine with that behavior, except when in fullscreen mode. I've tried several of the ...
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Pressing escape twice removes all split in pdf-tools
So I use pdf-tools to view pdf inside of emacs. I am also an Evil user and I mapped Caplock to Esc key so it's easier to switch between the modes.
If I have a vertical split arrangement, like this:
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Why set-window-dedicated-p doesn't work with certain buffers?
I use emacs for latex, with pdf-tools. My layout is always a window with PDFView buffer on the right, any other buffer on the left.
I always want the right window that cannot be touched by ...
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Split Emacs Screen Three Ways
In my .emacs file I have (split-window-right). This has been working fine so far, but now I'm finding it would be easier if my workspace looked like:
where each box is a separate window. So really I ...
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Get org-agenda toggle all agenda and todo below frame (similar to ivy list buffer)
I have this function:
(defun org-agenda-show-agenda-and-todo (&optional arg)
(interactive "p")
(org-agenda arg "n"))
When calls, it will toggle a window with all of my current agenda ...
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Function to toggle 'list-bookmark' in the style of Neotree or speedbar
I modified this function:
#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
(defun toggle-bookmark-list ()
"Toggles between bookmark list and current buffer "
(interactive)
(if (string= (buffer-name) "*Bookmark ...
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How could “C-x 4 b ”which pop-up-window but display to the right?
In emacs -Q, I strike C-x 4 b which invoke (switch-to-buffer-other-window) and display the other window vertically as
I reference it's source code
(defun switch-to-buffer-other-window (buffer-or-...
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Provide hint about which windows for a function to use?
I like follow-mode which I have recently discovered.
But I would like to avoid completely losing my window setup within a frame.
Is there a way to label a window as usable by a function?
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How to prevent the completion window from hogging up nearly whole frame (-3 lines)?
One or the other of the various Emacsen has been, at different times, my one and only editor on all *nix systems¹. I usually use one X window per buffer, so I can arrange windows side by side, or use ...
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Linked, Split screen scrolling for a single buffer?
I would like to be able to have
a C-x 3 split to have two windows in a frame
both windows view a single buffer
window on left ends at line n
window on right starts at line n +/- configurable offset
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How to make ibuffer open the selected buffer in the most recently selected window?
I use ibuffer-sidebar-mode and when you are on a file buffer name in it and hit enter, I am not sure how it decides where to open that buffer if the rest of the window is split in multiple buffers. I ...
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Two windows split horizontally-> can't split vertically
emacs 26.1
I split windows-horizontally by split-window-horizontally
Nice.
Now I want to get smt like this:
I try split-window-vertically , but I get this (not correct result):
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C-x 3 open a new buffer to the left of the current buffer
When strike C-x 3, a new window and buffer will open to the right of the current buffer.
How could set it open to the left of the current?
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Choose where org-agenda-tree-to-indirect-buffer window opens
If I have an org file open:
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How to keep a high-level window configuration?
I use Emacs as a single maximized frame. The monitor is wide enough for two windows to sit together there, with a vertical split. I want this window configuration to be permanent, i.e.:
I want it to ...
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How to open two files in two frames on startup?
Here's what I'm trying to make happen: on startup, I want emacs to split vertically into two windows displaying two different files, with my to-do list on the left side of the screen and my notes on ...
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Aquamacs: C-x 4 b switches to a different desktop if buffer is already displayed
In Aquamacs, I frequently find myself being yanked out of my focus, concretely and figuratively, if I try to view a buffer which is already displayed in a different frame, often on another desktop.
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Is there a way to split-window-right and switch-to-buffer / find-file in single command?
As described in question title.
Closest solution that I can find is to use ido-find-file-other-window orido-switch-buffer-other-windew, but these create a horizontal split by default, and if a ...
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Open code snippet from org-mode with C-' in a vertical split instead of an horizontal one
In org-mode, I open a code snippet with C-' (org-edit-special) to edit it in a separate split. By default, it opens it in a horizontal split.
Is there a way to open a code snippet from org-mode with ...
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How prevent `display-buffer` from opening a specific buffer in a new window if and only if it is shown in another frame
I want the *compilation* buffer to not pop up in my main frame when I have it in another frame already open. However if the buffer is not shown anywhere, I do want it to pop up in a new window of the ...
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How to display *help* buffers below one specific window?
I am (really) new in Emacs and ESS, and I am currently trying to customize my environment.
The default settings of ESS[R] are convenient for me, since ESS[R] organizes the windows as follows:
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open buffers from sr-speedbar in previously active window instead of splitting window
I'm using sr-speedbar to manage a list of buffers. After M-x sr-speedbar-toggle, I switch to the speedbar window, press b to switch into Quick Buffer mode, and then press Enter to select a buffer. In ...
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How to move windows?
How can I move a window from being a horizontal split down below all other windows to being a vertical split panel on the left? I don't want to move buffer contents - I want to move the actual window.
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Restore Spacemacs project windows layouts
Opening a project I would like the windows restored as I left them. E.g.
tests.py on the left and a terminal /home/projectdir/>$ on the right:
|-----------+-----------|
| tests.py | >$_ |...
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Restoring windows with Desktop when running Emacs inside a terminal? [duplicate]
Maybe a silly question: I'm using desktop for saving Emacs' sessions. I've set
(setq desktop-restore-frames t)
(desktop-save-mode 0)
So windows and frames state is supposed to be saved, and I'm ...
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Open org-mode links to info in different window?
I was wondering if anyone knew of a way to open links to info pages (Emacs manual) from org-mode without changing the current buffer to that info page?
The reason I would like to do this is because I ...
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elisp: create window layout with specific cycling order
I'd like to create a window layout like so:
-----------|--------------
a | b
-----------|--------------
d | c
-----------|--------------
This is so that I can cycle from a ->...
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buffer opens in window below if font size is changed
In my config file I changed the line
(set-face-attribute 'default nil :height 100)
to
(set-face-attribute 'default nil :height 90)
and suddenly, when I try to open a file in a separate vertical ...
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Why is cursor moving after a save?
When working with the same buffer in multiple windows within one frame, it seems like the location of the cursor in, say, window A gets inadvertently set as a marker such that right after the buffer ...
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Copy-paste text among Split Window Buffers
Say I have split my main Emacs Window into 2 : LEFT and RIGHT.
My cursor is currently in LEFT. How do I copy some text from LEFT to RIGHT without going to the RIGHT window?
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How can I startup Spacemacs with several windows?
I'd like to have two windows opened (vertical split) after startup of Spacemacs. How do I have to configure .spacemacs?
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how can I programatically transition between those 2 window layouts?
I am trying to implement this window transition
a/ b/
--------- -------------
| 1 | 2 | | | 1 | 2 |
--------- -> | 0 |-------|
| 3 | 4 | | | 3 | 4 |
--------- ...
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Switch between horizontal and vertical splitting?
From time to time, by mistake, I split my screen vertically C-x 3 (binded to split-window-right), whereas I originally wanted a horizontal splitting C-x 2 (binded to split-window-below).
Question: is ...
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Eshell command in another window keeping focus in the working one
Ho can I run an eshell command in another window keeping focus in the working one?
Let's say I'm scanning a buffer searching for a regexp (to be precise an URL) and every time I find it I want to ...
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migrated from emacs 25 to 26.1: cannot force find-file/counsel-projectile-find-file to always open buffer in current window
Recently I migrated from emacs 25 to 26.1. Before I reached the window behaviour, where I could always open a file at the window at point.
The most simple case to illustrate undesired behaviour: I ...
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Force new window to open to the left or right
I have two frames open with the following window splits:
Frame 1 Frame 2
|---+---+ |------|
|a |b | |d |
| | | | |
|---+---+ | |
|c | | |
|---+---+ |------|
Say that ...
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How to change which window a click in *Occur* buffer affects?
My use case: I am looking at one place in the code in one window (call it window A), have a second window with the SAME code open (window B) in the same frame, together with an Occur buffer, that I ...
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Emacs 26-1 Problems : find-file and neotree
The Problems:
I just did a full re-install to Fedora 29, which included the dnf install emacs
command. This installed emacs 26-1; formerly I was using emacs 25.2. Formerly,
my emacs initialization ...
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Which hooks guarantee proper (re)displaying of windows after windows configuration is changed?
I'm writing a simple minor mode (for personal use) which dynamically sets fringes according to current window width. I added a dedicated function to those hooks:
window-configuration-change-hook
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How to launch (start) emacs with a single window and choose the buffer of that window as default in the init.el file? [closed]
What statements in the init.el file can be added so that there is a single window shown as the default I have is split into 2 windows vertically aligned (equivalent to typing C-x 1)?
Then once there ...
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How to force new `shell` to appear in current window?
Whenever I run M-x shell, a buffer appears almost randomly somewhere - splitting current windows as it sees fit. I cannot work out the logic behind it.
The docstring says:
(shell &optional BUFFER)...
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Icicles: Why candidates are on the right side?
windows 10 , Emacs 26.1, Icicles
In my init.el
(add-to-list 'load-path "~/.emacs.d/elpa/icicles")
(require 'icicles)
(icy-mode 1)
And when I type the candidates are show on the right side.
Why?
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Have compilation errors / grep match reuse current frame/window without ever splitting it?
I have searched in a number of places (1, 2, 3, 4) even looked at the e-lisp source files and could not figure out how to do, so I ask.
Context
I have bound next-error to a key. I'm in some source ...
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How fast swap between buffers?
Windows 10, Emacs 25.1
I have 4 open buffers.
Here
To switch from buffer "file_1.txt" to buffer "file_2.txt" I use standard command windmove-right. It is bound to <M-right>.
To switch from ...
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Unable to use ediff with emacs and evil due to window configuration
Running emacs 25.2.2 with evil installed and updated from Melpa.
When I run ediff, it asks for usual buffer A and buffer B and then ONLY the ediff buffer in its own frame is visible with 'Type ? for ...
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helm-find-file (and other things) appearing in my main split
I currently have helm installed.
Sometimes when I have my window split vertically, when I run helm-find-files, it appears in one of the already open windows, rather than creating a new horizontal ...
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Minimap avoiding change window
Recently I started using minimap-mode, but it has been a bit buggy as sometimes when I split the window and open two different buffers, it won't let me go back to a buffer with code (and minimap).
So ...
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Open some file types in new frame
I use split-frame (split-window-right in setup) for most things but would like Emacs to open some file types (specifically PDF files) in a new frame when using find-file.
Other files (for example ....
