Every X window is a buffer, so you have all of emacs's powerful buffer switching programs (see: ido, helm [1], ivy [2]) for focusing windows. Also there are mul

Every X window is a buffer, so you have all of emacs's powerful buffer switching programs (see: ido, helm [1], ivy [2]) for focusing windows. Also there are multiple interesting solutions to managing window splits [6], moving windows [3][4], saving their configuration [5], etc. [1]: https://github.com/emacs-helm/helm https://github.com/emacs-helm/helm [2]: https://github.com/abo-abo/swiper https://github.com/abo-abo/swiper [3]: https://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/WindMove https://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/WindMove [4]: https://github.com/abo-abo/ace-window https://github.com/abo-abo/ace-window [5]: https://github.com/Bad-ptr/persp-mode.el https://github.com/Bad-ptr/persp-mode.el [6]: winner-mode, one of my favorite things. https://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/WinnerMode https://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/WinnerMode