From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Teemu Likonen Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Tabs in Emacs? Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:26:33 +0200 Message-ID: <87iqd8fak6.fsf_-_@iki.fi> References: <4B029686.8080705@alice.it> <7b501d5c0911170532i5620ce86w57507fa95eecb1dc@mail.gmail.com> <7697A57B1AD9104F993CDF6A5B69430C08D5B6356B@CORPMAIL08.corp.capgemini.com> <4B02CACD.3010207@gnu.org> <7697A57B1AD9104F993CDF6A5B69430C08D5A971E7@CORPMAIL08.corp.capgemini.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1258536428 9084 80.91.229.12 (18 Nov 2009 09:27:08 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:27:08 +0000 (UTC) Cc: Emacs , Jason Rumney To: "Berndl\, Klaus" Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Wed Nov 18 10:27:01 2009 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1NAgoW-0000Cn-3M for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:27:00 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:60382 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1NAgoV-0002og-0F for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:26:59 -0500 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1NAgoP-0002oT-Ek for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:26:53 -0500 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1NAgoJ-0002o1-Lw for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:26:51 -0500 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=44639 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1NAgoJ-0002ny-Fq for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:26:47 -0500 Original-Received: from mta-out.inet.fi ([195.156.147.13]:41005 helo=jenni2.inet.fi) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1NAgoG-0001Bx-9w; Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:26:44 -0500 Original-Received: from mithlond.arda.local (84.251.132.215) by jenni2.inet.fi (8.5.014) id 4A77709103E132E5; Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:26:34 +0200 Original-Received: from dtw by mithlond.arda.local with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1NAgo5-0001S5-Sh; Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:26:33 +0200 In-Reply-To: <7697A57B1AD9104F993CDF6A5B69430C08D5A971E7@CORPMAIL08.corp.capgemini.com> (Klaus Berndl's message of "Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:49:07 +0100") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/23.1 (gnu/linux) X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:117155 Archived-At: On 2009-11-18 09:49 (+0100), Klaus Berndl wrote: > Simulating means, simulating tabs by using the headerline (AFAIK this > is how tabbar-mode is implemented, isn't it?)... Real would mean, > there is a headerline available in the tab-window... I think that speaking of functional differences and usage patterns is more useful in this discussion. Anyway, previously I used Vim editor and found its tab feature handy and very intuitive way for maintaining and switching between different window configurations. With Emacs I use frames but I'd prefer having a nice tab-like functionality within a single X Window frame. I don't care if it is called "tabs", but just an intuitive way to switch between different window configurations would be very useful. > Please correct me if i write nonsense... Ending sentences with just one period is enough. :-)