From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: "B. T. Raven" Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: Changine sizes of splitted windows Date: Sat, 21 Oct 2006 16:07:03 -0500 Organization: UseNetServer.com Message-ID: References: <1161451648.951769.112530@i3g2000cwc.googlegroups.com> <87y7r9lfx7.fsf@gmx.at> <1161460263.118063.317010@k70g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1161466850 6336 80.91.229.2 (21 Oct 2006 21:40:50 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 21 Oct 2006 21:40:50 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sat Oct 21 23:40:49 2006 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by ciao.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1GbOaG-0005Qj-1D for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sat, 21 Oct 2006 23:40:48 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1GbOaF-0003BN-8D for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sat, 21 Oct 2006 17:40:47 -0400 Original-Path: shelby.stanford.edu!newsfeed.stanford.edu!postnews.google.com!news3.google.com!border1.nntp.dca.giganews.com!border2.nntp.dca.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!uns-out.usenetserver.com!news.usenetserver.com!pc02.usenetserver.com!DIALUPUSA.NET!not-for-mail Original-Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.help X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Original-X-Complaints-To: abuse@usenetserver.com Original-Lines: 54 Original-X-Trace: d4967453a89d2a13b7b0105930 Original-Xref: shelby.stanford.edu gnu.emacs.help:142546 Original-To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:38167 Archived-At: "Texaner" wrote in message news:1161460263.118063.317010@k70g2000cwa.googlegroups.com... > Thank you very much for your answer. C-x ^ seems not to work. I'm not > sure why. Perhaps because I use Aquamacs (emacs adjusted to > mac-environment). > > But enlarge-window works. Is there also a possibility to make the > window smaller again after enlarging it (preferable with a shortcut)? > > Thanks > > Marcel Type "C-h w enlarge-window" to see if the command is bound to a key. What does C-h k C-x ^ report? C-x + balances windows (if 2 makes both same size). C-u -n C-x ^ enlarges the current window negatively (i.e. it reduces it by n lines). Or to reduce current window, go to another and enlarge that one. > > Markus Triska wrote: > > "Texaner" writes: > > > > > programming purposes. Is there a possibility to change the sizes of the > > > windows, I mean moving the middle line that splits the window, only by > > > keyboard instead of using a mouse? > > > > ,---- > > | C-x ^ runs the command enlarge-window > > | which is an interactive built-in function in `C source code'. > > | It is bound to C-x ^. > > | (enlarge-window ARG &optional HORIZONTAL) > > | > > | Make current window ARG lines bigger. > > | From program, optional second arg non-nil means grow sideways ARG columns. > > | Interactively, if an argument is not given, make the window one line bigger. > > | If HORIZONTAL is non-nil, enlarge horizontally instead of vertically. > > | This function can delete windows, even the second window, if they get > > | too small. > > `---- > > > > Best wishes! > > Markus Triska >