Frame split toggle

Frame split toggle

[Ergus]

Hi:

Simple question, does emacs has any function to change the window split
from horizontal to vertical. For example?

Thanks in advance
Ergus

Re: Frame split toggle

[Doug Davis]

Hi,

I don't think there is a builtin function; there's an EmacsWiki page
with some useful information here:
https://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/ToggleWindowSplit

cheers,
Doug

Re: Frame split toggle

[J. David Boyd]

Ergus <spacibba@aol.com> writes:

> Hi:
>
> Simple question, does emacs has any function to change the window split
> from horizontal to vertical. For example?
>
> Thanks in advance
> Ergus

Think you have to do it the hard way, and work it out one step at a time.

Re: Frame split toggle

[Emanuel Berg via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor]

Ergus wrote:

> Simple question, does emacs has any function
> to change the window split from horizontal
> to vertical.

`split-window-vertically' will split the window
vertically ... yes, it's the truth! ... if
that's what you mean?

If you want to change some default behavior
when splitting windows please tell what
function it is you use to do that.

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Re: Frame split toggle

[VanL]

>> Simple question, does emacs has any function
>> to change the window split from horizontal
>> to vertical.
>
> `split-window-vertically' will split the window
> vertically ... yes, it's the truth! ... if
> that's what you mean?
>
> If you want to change some default behavior
> when splitting windows please tell what
> function it is you use to do that.

C-x 2 ; does split-window-below
C-x 3 ; does split-window-right

A use case could be for 'C-x 2' to always split in the direction of
toggle-state.  The symbols '-' and '|' make sense for toggle-state
direction as part of keychord.  That frees up 'C-x 3' for something
else, possibly as Prefix Command.

Re: Frame split toggle

[Emanuel Berg via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor]

VanL wrote:

> C-x 2 ; does split-window-below
> C-x 3 ; does split-window-right

`split-window-horizontally' and
`split-window-vertically' are aliases for
-below and -right, respectively.

Two aliases that one shouldn't be in a hurry
pruning IMO...

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Re: Frame split toggle

[Vegard Vesterheim]

On Thu, 12 Dec 2019 16:29:20 +0100 Ergus <spacibba@aol.com> wrote:

> Hi:
>
> Simple question, does emacs has any function to change the window split
> from horizontal to vertical. For example?

https://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/ToggleWindowSplit

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Re: Frame split toggle

[Bruno Félix Rezende Ribeiro]

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Hi Ergus,

Ergus <spacibba@aol.com> writes:

> [...] does emacs has any function to change the window split from
> horizontal to vertical.

In MELPA there is ‘transpose-frame’; a very useful package I wish was
part of core Emacs.  Quoting from its commentary section:

#+BEGIN_SRC elisp
;; This program provides some interactive functions which allows users
;; to transpose windows arrangement in currently selected frame:
;;
;; `transpose-frame'  ...  Swap x-direction and y-direction
;;
;;        +------------+------------+      +----------------+--------+
;;        |            |     B      |      |        A       |        |
;;        |     A      +------------+      |                |        |
;;        |            |     C      |  =>  +--------+-------+   D    |
;;        +------------+------------+      |   B    |   C   |        |
;;        |            D            |      |        |       |        |
;;        +-------------------------+      +--------+-------+--------+
;;
;; `flip-frame'  ...  Flip vertically
;;
;;        +------------+------------+      +------------+------------+
;;        |            |     B      |      |            D            |
;;        |     A      +------------+      +------------+------------+
;;        |            |     C      |  =>  |            |     C      |
;;        +------------+------------+      |     A      +------------+
;;        |            D            |      |            |     B      |
;;        +-------------------------+      +------------+------------+
;;
;; `flop-frame'  ...  Flop horizontally
;;
;;        +------------+------------+      +------------+------------+
;;        |            |     B      |      |     B      |            |
;;        |     A      +------------+      +------------+     A      |
;;        |            |     C      |  =>  |     C      |            |
;;        +------------+------------+      +------------+------------+
;;        |            D            |      |            D            |
;;        +-------------------------+      +-------------------------+
;;
;; `rotate-frame'  ...  Rotate 180 degrees
;;
;;        +------------+------------+      +-------------------------+
;;        |            |     B      |      |            D            |
;;        |     A      +------------+      +------------+------------+
;;        |            |     C      |  =>  |     C      |            |
;;        +------------+------------+      +------------+     A      |
;;        |            D            |      |     B      |            |
;;        +-------------------------+      +------------+------------+
;;
;; `rotate-frame-clockwise'  ...  Rotate 90 degrees clockwise
;;
;;        +------------+------------+      +-------+-----------------+
;;        |            |     B      |      |       |        A        |
;;        |     A      +------------+      |       |                 |
;;        |            |     C      |  =>  |   D   +--------+--------+
;;        +------------+------------+      |       |   B    |   C    |
;;        |            D            |      |       |        |        |
;;        +-------------------------+      +-------+--------+--------+
;;
;; `rotate-frame-anticlockwise'  ...  Rotate 90 degrees anti-clockwise
;;
;;        +------------+------------+      +--------+--------+-------+
;;        |            |     B      |      |   B    |   C    |       |
;;        |     A      +------------+      |        |        |       |
;;        |            |     C      |  =>  +--------+--------+   D   |
;;        +------------+------------+      |        A        |       |
;;        |            D            |      |                 |       |
;;        +-------------------------+      +-----------------+-------+
#+END_SRC

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Re: Frame split toggle

[Stefan Monnier]

>> [...] does emacs has any function to change the window split from
>> horizontal to vertical.
> In MELPA there is ‘transpose-frame’; a very useful package I wish was
> part of core Emacs.  Quoting from its commentary section:

Could you try and see if we could get it into GNU ELPA, at least?
I.e. see if we have (or can get) the needed copyright paperwork and if
the authors are interested?


        Stefan

Re: Frame split toggle

[Bruno Félix Rezende Ribeiro]

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Hi Stefan,

Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> writes:

> Could you try and see if we could get it into GNU ELPA, at least?
> I.e. see if we have (or can get) the needed copyright paperwork and if
> the authors are interested?

Sure.  I’ll try to contact the author and then report back.


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