> Is this a need that arises frequently? In editors that have good support for vertical splits, yes. Before Lisp I would never keep more than two-three split w

> Is this a need that arises frequently? In editors that have good support for vertical splits, yes. Before Lisp I would never keep more than two-three split windows, with Lisp I sometimes do four, even six vertical splits at the same time - just because I can.