From: Jonathan Oddie <j.j.oddie@gmail.com>
To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Want split-window-vertically to split *vertically*
Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2011 16:51:25 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <16676211-2EB1-4301-9241-EF3CF3E6A3F5@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <mailman.14705.1321279291.797.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
Hi Mark,
>
> I am using Emacs 23.3.1 and want to know how to make split-window-vertically do as documented: split *vertically* no matter how wide the frame is. There clearly is logic that decides to split *horizontally* when the frame is relatively wide. Why does C-x 2 act this way when the other behavior is available (normally) on C-x 3?
>
My Emacs (also 23.3.1) seems to behave the way you would like out of
the box, so I'm not sure what causes this. (Is C-x 2 really bound to
`split-window-vertically' and not `split-window-sensibly'?) Maybe I
just don't have a wide enough screen ;-)
However, I did find myself wanting to convince Dired's `o' command
recently to always split the window vertically rather than
horizontally and I think you might want to look at the variables
`split-height-threshold' and `split-width-threshold'. Setting
`split-height-threshold' very low was the temporary fix I needed in my
case. There is also the variable `split-window-preferred-function'
which might be of interest, though I think that is used mostly by
`switch-to-buffer-other-window' and friends.
HTH,
Jonathan
> (I frequently read very wide log files. Besides that, I know what I'm doing, so want Emacs to "trust" me?)
>
> Thanks,
>
> Mark
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Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
[not found] <mailman.14705.1321279291.797.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2011-11-14 16:51 ` Jonathan Oddie [this message]
2011-11-14 20:14 ` Want split-window-vertically to split *vertically* Peter Dyballa
2011-11-14 14:01 Ludwig, Mark
2011-11-14 14:27 ` Tassilo Horn
2011-11-14 14:51 ` Ludwig, Mark
2011-11-14 14:59 ` Tassilo Horn
2011-11-14 15:41 ` FreeHCK
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