I would expect that
split-window-preferred-function would accept split-window-horizontally and
split-window-vertically. At the very least, there should be an easy way to set
this to "always split vertically", "always split horizontally",
and "intelligently split".
-- MJF
In GNU Emacs 23.0.92.1
(i386-mingw-nt6.0.6001)
of 2009-03-30 on
SOFT-MJASON
Windowing system
distributor `Microsoft Corp.', version 6.0.6001
configured using `configure
--with-gcc (3.4)'
Important settings:
value of $LC_ALL: nil
value of $LC_COLLATE: nil
value of $LC_CTYPE: nil
value of $LC_MESSAGES:
nil
value of $LC_MONETARY:
nil
value of $LC_NUMERIC: nil
value of $LC_TIME: nil
value of $LANG: ENU
value of $XMODIFIERS: nil
locale-coding-system:
cp1252
default-enable-multibyte-characters:
t
Major mode: Custom/lw
Minor modes in effect:
global-balanced-mode: t
balanced-mode: t
hrule-mode: t
global-hi-lock-mode: t
hi-lock-mode: t
c-subword-mode: t
url-handler-mode: t
show-paren-mode: t
recentf-mode: t
global-reveal-mode: t
reveal-mode: t
global-c-subword-mode: t
shell-dirtrack-mode: t
cua-mode: t
tooltip-mode: t
mouse-wheel-mode: t
menu-bar-mode: t
file-name-shadow-mode: t
global-font-lock-mode: t
font-lock-mode: t
blink-cursor-mode: t
global-auto-composition-mode: t
auto-composition-mode: t
auto-encryption-mode: t
auto-compression-mode: t
column-number-mode: t
line-number-mode: t
transient-mark-mode: t
Recent input:
<help-echo>
<select-window> <switch-frame> <switch-frame>
<switch-frame>
<switch-frame> <select-window> <down-mouse-1>
<mouse-movement>
<mouse-1> <apps> <up> <up> c u s t
o m i z e SPC v a r
<tab> <return> <up> s p l i t SPC
w i n <tab> p
<tab> <return> <help-echo> <help-echo>
<help-echo>
<help-echo> <down-mouse-1> <mouse-2> <help-echo>
<wheel-down>
<double-wheel-down> <wheel-down> <down-mouse-1>
<drag-mouse-1>
<down-mouse-1> <mouse-1> <help-echo>
<down-mouse-1>
<mouse-1> <help-echo> <down-mouse-1>
<mouse-1>
<down-mouse-1> <mouse-1> <help-echo> <help-echo>
<wheel-down>
<double-wheel-down> <wheel-down> <double-wheel-down>
<triple-wheel-down>
<wheel-down> <double-wheel-down>
<wheel-down>
<double-wheel-down> <wheel-down> <double-wheel-down>
<wheel-down>
<wheel-down> <help-echo> <down-mouse-1>
<mouse-1>
<help-echo> <wheel-down> <double-wheel-down>
<triple-wheel-down>
<wheel-down> <wheel-down> <wheel-down>
<wheel-up>
<wheel-up> <wheel-up> <help-echo> <help-echo>
<down-mouse-1>
<mouse-1> <help-echo> C-x o C-x o C-h
f <return> C-x o C-x
o <left> <S-end> <home> <S-end>
n i l <help-echo>
<help-echo> <down-mouse-1> <help-echo>
<down-mouse-1>
<help-echo> <help-echo> <down-mouse-1>
<down-mouse-1>
<mouse-1> C-h f s p l i t SPC w i n
<tab> SPC v
<tab> <return> <help-echo> <help-echo>
<wheel-down>
<wheel-down> <wheel-down> <double-wheel-down>
<triple-wheel-down>
<wheel-up> <double-wheel-up> <triple-wheel-up>
<triple-wheel-up>
<triple-wheel-up> <select-window>
<help-echo> C-h f s l
<backspace> p l i t SPC w i n
<tab> <return> <down-mouse-1>
<help-echo> <down-mouse-1>
<mouse-1>
<double-down-mouse-1> <double-mouse-1> s
p l i t - w i n
<C-tab> C-x C-s y C-x 1 C-x 2 C-x 1
C-x 4 b <return> C-x
0 <down> <down> <down> <down>
<down> <down>
<up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <help-echo>
<C-f7> <return>
<help-echo> <up> <up> C-x 1 <up> <help-echo>
<help-echo>
<help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo>
<help-echo>
<help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo>
<help-echo>
<help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo>
<help-echo>
<help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo>
<help-echo>
<help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo>
<help-echo>
<help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo>
<help-echo>
<help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo>
<help-echo> <help-echo>
<help-echo> <help-echo> <menu-bar>
<help-menu>
<send-emacs-bug-report>
Recent messages:
split-window-vertically:
Window height 1 too small (after splitting)
custom-variable-set:
Invalid function: nil
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