Re: Prefer to split along the longest edge

[Juri Linkov <juri@linkov.net>]

> Currently, `split-window-sensibly' prefers to split vertically,
> disregarding the shape of the frame.  This is a good default when
> Emacs is taller than wider.  However, when Emacs is in fullscreen
> (landscape screen layout), splitting vertically is generally not the
> thing to do because there is plenty of space on the right.
>
> Typical scenario: Emacs is in fullscreen; one buffer is open in a window
> covering the entire frame.  Another buffer is opened in a second
> window (C-x 4 f). In this case, the split should generally be horizontal.
> The attached patch changes `split-window-sensibly' to just try
> spliting the longest edge first.

I see no symmetry between width and height.

To make a window usable you need to decide how many columns you need
to fit into the window by customizing split-width-threshold.

By default it's 160 that means two horizontally split windows
with 80 columns in each that allows a comfortable use of each window.

OTOH, the window height has less relevance since most of the time
all windows are scrolled vertically.