From: "Ludwig, Mark" <ludwig.mark@siemens.com>
To: "help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org" <help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
Subject: RE: avoiding automatic split-window-horizontally
Date: Wed, 3 Apr 2013 15:40:14 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <BC5672F8AD4C054BAF167C9801500D1ABCB0FB2B@USSLMMBX003.net.plm.eds.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <831uariq3g.fsf@gnu.org>
> From: Eli Zaretskii
> Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2013 10:36 AM
> > Date: Wed, 3 Apr 2013 10:19:47 -0500
> > From: "Buchs, Kevin" <buchs.kevin@mayo.edu>
> >
> > I use Emacs 24.3 on MS Windows 7 with a large format monitor
> > (2560x1600). Sometimes I want to view files with wide lines so I make
> > my frame very wide. Certain commands will request a new window and
> > this may often split a window vertically. However, in a wide frame, I
> > observe automatic horizontal splitting. I'd like to avoid this, as it
> > reduces my desired wide window. I haven't found anything in Info that
> > enlightens me as to how to avoid the automatic splitting. Any suggestions?
>
> See split-height-threshold and split-width-threshold.
For a wider screen, I found I only needed: (setq split-width-threshold nil)
This eliminates the behavioral variability that drove me crazy (and seems to be annoying Kevin).
(I assume for a taller screen, one might need to change split-height-threshold.)
Hope this helps,
Mark
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Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2013-04-03 15:19 avoiding automatic split-window-horizontally Buchs, Kevin
2013-04-03 15:34 ` Eli Zaretskii
2013-04-03 15:36 ` Eli Zaretskii
2013-04-03 15:40 ` Ludwig, Mark [this message]
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