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Not much. A horizontal split (C-x 2) can be quite useful to keep the top of a file in view while editing around at the bottom of a file. A vertical split (C-x 3

Not much. A horizontal split (C-x 2) can be quite useful to keep the top of a file in view while editing around at the bottom of a file. A vertical split (C-x 3) is useful when comparing files side by side. But that's about as far as I go, beyond that it just becomes annoying, as popups like from magit will show up in random subwindows, often rendering them unusable, due to that subwindow not being big enough.

signa11 2y ago
perhaps i might interest you in display-buffer-alist ? useful resources: 1. https://protesilaos.com/codelog/2024-02-08-emacs-window-rules-display-buffer-alist/ https://protesilaos.com/codelog/2024-02-08-emacs-window-rule... 2. https://www.masteringemacs.org/article/demystifying-emacs-window-manager https://www.masteringemacs.org/article/demystifying-emacs-wi... 3. <this space is for rent>
- skydhash 2y ago
  3. https://karthinks.com/software/emacs-window-management-almanac/ https://karthinks.com/software/emacs-window-management-alman... (Additional useful knowledge)
- geokon 2y ago
  Looks incredibly complicated, or maybe the article isn't written very clearly. It sounds like the packages are doing their own layout and you can override it from a central location .. Sometimes
  - signa11 1y ago
    > ... Looks incredibly complicated you are not alone ! even the info-page has this: https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/elisp/The-Zen-of-Buffer-Display.html https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/elisp/Th...
kreetx 2y ago
As a counterpoint, I pretty much always split into 2+ windows. A 2-window setup is a code + terminal setup with shortcuts to run commands on the terminal(s). On more complex projects there are typically more than one terminal windows. My org-mode emacs instance for note taking is split into quite a few windows: ongoing work task(s), generic "today's scratch pad", various topical notes files, etc. On the posted topic: I don't know whether the transposition would be useful for me though - as the layout is set up by screen orientation then only a 180 degree turn would make sense.
SoftTalker 2y ago
Seems like this new feature might help with that, if magit takes over or creates a new window, you can rotate or flip your window arrangement until it's in a usable space (if it works like most tiling window managers, which isn't entirely clear from TFA).

signa11 2y ago

perhaps i might interest you in display-buffer-alist ? useful resources: 1. https://protesilaos.com/codelog/2024-02-08-emacs-window-rules-display-buffer-alist/ https://protesilaos.com/codelog/2024-02-08-emacs-window-rule... 2. https://www.masteringemacs.org/article/demystifying-emacs-window-manager https://www.masteringemacs.org/article/demystifying-emacs-wi... 3. <this space is for rent>

skydhash 2y ago
3. https://karthinks.com/software/emacs-window-management-almanac/ https://karthinks.com/software/emacs-window-management-alman... (Additional useful knowledge)
geokon 2y ago
Looks incredibly complicated, or maybe the article isn't written very clearly. It sounds like the packages are doing their own layout and you can override it from a central location .. Sometimes
- signa11 1y ago
  > ... Looks incredibly complicated you are not alone ! even the info-page has this: https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/elisp/The-Zen-of-Buffer-Display.html https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/elisp/Th...

kreetx 2y ago

As a counterpoint, I pretty much always split into 2+ windows. A 2-window setup is a code + terminal setup with shortcuts to run commands on the terminal(s). On more complex projects there are typically more than one terminal windows. My org-mode emacs instance for note taking is split into quite a few windows: ongoing work task(s), generic "today's scratch pad", various topical notes files, etc. On the posted topic: I don't know whether the transposition would be useful for me though - as the layout is set up by screen orientation then only a 180 degree turn would make sense.

SoftTalker 2y ago

Seems like this new feature might help with that, if magit takes over or creates a new window, you can rotate or flip your window arrangement until it's in a usable space (if it works like most tiling window managers, which isn't entirely clear from TFA).