From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Hadron Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: how to change buffer like in visual studio, ultraedit etc (like Alt-Tab in windows but for buffers)? Date: Sun, 06 May 2007 22:44:15 +0200 Message-ID: <873b29smw0.fsf@gmail.com> References: NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1178487208 30114 80.91.229.12 (6 May 2007 21:33:28 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 6 May 2007 21:33:28 +0000 (UTC) To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sun May 06 23:33:26 2007 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1HkoM9-0002m0-FK for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sun, 06 May 2007 23:33:25 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1HkoT2-0000Bp-TA for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sun, 06 May 2007 17:40:32 -0400 Original-Path: shelby.stanford.edu!newshub.stanford.edu!news.tele.dk!news.tele.dk!small.news.tele.dk!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail Original-Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.help Original-Lines: 28 Original-X-Trace: individual.net YWxe8s2CQ48fCfaEP+kFPwV9SLx5t/U8mfTRF8F4fkzFb40LXW X-Orig-Path: news.individual.net!news X-Face: 2h#||Cd#d%F*NCm59[_6/{1a@jy%; |j>{D~4^gKg(^i%7j0IK?+,/GmW&:CD5fEKb_! User-Agent: Gnus/5.110006 (No Gnus v0.6) Emacs/22.0.99 (gnu/linux) Cancel-Lock: sha1:KVNcutZYN0sxhuc1AoxHwU2F1qk= Original-Xref: shelby.stanford.edu gnu.emacs.help:148175 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:43777 Archived-At: "Drew Adams" writes: >> But there is a hugh amount of ways to do buffer switching. I looked once >> at Icicle for that, but really have not had the chance to try it out yet. > > I got the impression that the OP had already looked at this page, but if > not, it's a good place to start: > http://www.emacswiki.org/cgi-bin/wiki/SwitchingBuffers > > As Lennart said, there are many ways to switch among buffers. I suggest that > the OP try a few or read some doc about them. Each has its advantages, and > each will be preferred by some people. > > Wrt Icicles: Buffer switching is quite customizable in Icicles, so various > behaviors are possible. However, the default Icicles behavior is not the > behavior that the OP requested. > > The question of buffer switching comes up here regularly, and it is often > followed by messages recommending this or that approach. I suggest that > people edit the EmacsWiki page cited above to express their recommendations. > That will provide a central, fairly persistent record of their suggestions, > and it will possibly hit a wider audience. I would recommend iswitchb. http://www.emacswiki.org/cgi-bin/wiki/IswitchBuffers