C-x C-o but in the other direction?

C-x C-o but in the other direction?

[glen stark]

Hi.

If typically run emacs with 3 windows open.  I often find myself having to 
do C-x C-o twice to get to the counter clockwise window.  Is there a 
'select previous window' command in emacs?

Thanks



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Re: C-x C-o but in the other direction?

[Evans Winner]

glen stark <mail@nospam.glenstark.net> writes:

    If typically run emacs with 3 windows open.  I often
    find myself having to do C-x C-o twice to get to the
    counter clockwise window.  Is there a 'select previous
    window' command in emacs?

I am not sure, but you could do C-u -1 C-x o RET or make a
command that does that like:

(defun previous-window ()
  "Select the previous window."
  (interactive)
  (other-window -1))

or something like that and bind it to a key.
 

Re: C-x C-o but in the other direction?

[tiefeng wu]

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2009/4/22 glen stark <mail@nospam.glenstark.net>

> Hi.
>
> If typically run emacs with 3 windows open.  I often find myself having to
> do C-x C-o twice to get to the counter clockwise window.  Is there a
> 'select previous window' command in emacs?
>
> Thanks
>
>
>
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> www.glenstark.net
>

there are "previous-buffer" and "previous-multiframe-window" commands
first one switch to previous buffer window in same window where you are
second one switch to previous "frame window" if you have pop-up-frames
variable set to t

I recommend you visit http://www.emacswiki.org/emacs-en/DrewAdams#toc7
and read about Drew Adams elisp libraries

cheers!

tiefeng wu
2009-04-22

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Re: C-x C-o but in the other direction?

[Nikolaj Schumacher]

Evans Winner <thorne@timbral.net> wrote:

> I am not sure, but you could do C-u -1 C-x o RET

You can also give a negative prefix with C-- or M-- instead of C-u -1.

But for me, that's still too much to type.
Maybe you'll like:
http://nschum.de/src/emacs/window-numbering-mode/


regards,
Nikolaj Schumacher

Re: C-x C-o but in the other direction?

[Bernardo]

> If typically run emacs with 3 windows open.  I often find myself having to 
> do C-x C-o twice to get to the counter clockwise window.  Is there a 
> 'select previous window' command in emacs?
> 
some people prefer windomove package; it uses shift + arrow keys to move 
between windows

see windmove.el or http://www.emacswiki.org/emacs-en/WindMove

Re: C-x C-o but in the other direction?

[glen stark]

Just want to thank everyone for the tips.  I'll be trying them out now to 
see which I like best.

Glen


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