From: "Stephen J. Turnbull" <stephen@xemacs.org>
To: Jambunathan K <kjambunathan@gmail.com>
Cc: "'David De La Harpe Golden'" <david@harpegolden.net>,
Lluís <xscript@gmx.net>,
emacs-devel@gnu.org, "'Juri Linkov'" <juri@jurta.org>,
"'Stefan Monnier'" <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>,
"Drew Adams" <drew.adams@oracle.com>
Subject: Re: C-x 2 and C-x 3
Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2011 00:30:12 +0900 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87lis6pi4b.fsf@uwakimon.sk.tsukuba.ac.jp> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <81zkgmpljv.fsf@gmail.com>
Jambunathan K writes:
>
> > copy-window-below, copy-window-above,
> > copy-window-right, copy-window-left
>
> One copies to an existing object. But clones (to) a new object.
Um, guys? Copying is an implementation detail. The purpose of the
command is to make a new window. Given that Emacs nowadays provides
frames, the new window is *intended* to be juxtaposed to the old one
for these commands. Since the geometry of the rest of the frame
doesn't change, the obvious descriptive operative verb is "to split".
As for the ambiguity of "horizontal" and "vertical", let's live with
it. All it takes is C-h k C-x 2 (resp. 3) to disambiguate.
I have to admit I got a good chuckle out of C-u downstairs C-x 2.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2011-10-27 15:30 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 84+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2011-10-26 2:30 C-x 2 and C-x 3 Chong Yidong
2011-10-26 3:38 ` Evil Boris
2011-10-26 4:35 ` Jambunathan K
2011-10-26 5:38 ` Tim Cross
2011-10-26 11:47 ` Deniz Dogan
2011-10-26 16:33 ` Richard Stallman
2011-10-26 19:19 ` Andreas Röhler
2011-10-26 19:40 ` Deniz Dogan
2011-10-27 5:27 ` Andreas Röhler
2011-10-26 12:13 ` Jambunathan K
2011-10-26 12:20 ` Lennart Borgman
2011-10-26 13:38 ` David De La Harpe Golden
2011-10-26 13:43 ` Lennart Borgman
2011-10-26 14:19 ` Deniz Dogan
2011-10-26 15:25 ` David De La Harpe Golden
2011-10-27 6:36 ` Juri Linkov
2011-10-26 14:58 ` Drew Adams
2011-10-26 15:09 ` Lennart Borgman
2011-10-26 15:20 ` Drew Adams
2011-10-26 15:56 ` David De La Harpe Golden
2011-10-26 15:28 ` Dave Abrahams
2011-10-26 8:21 ` Eli Zaretskii
2011-10-26 8:41 ` Ulrich Mueller
2011-10-26 9:43 ` martin rudalics
2011-10-26 12:20 ` Nix
2011-10-27 16:13 ` Ted Zlatanov
2011-10-26 21:47 ` Glenn Morris
2011-10-26 9:22 ` martin rudalics
2011-10-29 1:04 ` Johan Bockgård
2011-10-29 1:06 ` Johan Bockgård
2011-10-29 1:10 ` Johan Bockgård
2011-10-29 8:16 ` martin rudalics
2011-10-29 9:50 ` Chong Yidong
2011-10-29 10:27 ` martin rudalics
2011-10-29 16:20 ` Stefan Monnier
2011-10-29 14:49 ` Drew Adams
2011-10-29 23:56 ` Richard Stallman
2011-10-30 8:34 ` martin rudalics
2011-10-30 17:18 ` Richard Stallman
2011-10-29 16:18 ` Stefan Monnier
2011-10-26 10:20 ` anerbenartzi
2011-10-26 10:36 ` anerbenartzi
2011-10-26 10:59 ` martin rudalics
2011-10-26 11:15 ` David De La Harpe Golden
2011-10-26 14:06 ` Stefan Monnier
2011-10-26 14:32 ` Lluís
2011-10-27 6:33 ` Juri Linkov
2011-10-27 11:08 ` Lluís
2011-10-27 14:04 ` Drew Adams
2011-10-27 14:16 ` Jambunathan K
2011-10-27 15:25 ` Drew Adams
2011-10-27 15:30 ` Stephen J. Turnbull [this message]
2011-10-27 15:38 ` Drew Adams
2011-10-27 16:04 ` Alan Mackenzie
2011-10-27 16:41 ` Jambunathan K
2011-10-27 16:44 ` Lennart Borgman
2011-10-27 17:09 ` Jambunathan K
2011-10-27 20:24 ` Thien-Thi Nguyen
2011-10-28 0:14 ` John Yates
2011-10-28 9:31 ` Stephen J. Turnbull
2011-10-29 1:00 ` Dave Abrahams
2011-10-28 6:32 ` Juri Linkov
2011-10-28 15:03 ` Chong Yidong
2011-10-29 0:56 ` Tim Cross
2011-10-26 15:36 ` Barry Warsaw
2011-10-26 18:15 ` Alan Mackenzie
2011-10-26 18:42 ` Barry Warsaw
2011-10-27 6:39 ` Juri Linkov
2011-10-27 9:49 ` martin rudalics
2011-10-27 12:30 ` Stefan Monnier
2011-10-27 12:31 ` Deniz Dogan
2011-10-27 13:22 ` martin rudalics
2011-10-27 13:39 ` Juanma Barranquero
2011-10-28 6:34 ` What is ISO? (was: C-x 2 and C-x 3) Juri Linkov
2011-10-28 17:16 ` What is ISO? martin rudalics
2011-10-29 3:57 ` Chong Yidong
2011-10-29 8:17 ` martin rudalics
2011-10-29 8:59 ` Chong Yidong
2011-10-29 10:29 ` martin rudalics
2011-10-30 1:00 ` Chong Yidong
2011-10-30 8:34 ` martin rudalics
2011-10-29 7:30 ` Andreas Röhler
-- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2011-10-26 17:01 C-x 2 and C-x 3 grischka
2011-10-26 18:23 ` Eli Zaretskii
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