Re: split buffers

[TheFlyingDutchman <zzbbaadd@aol.com>]

On Jul 21, 2:31 pm, Peter Keller <psil...@cs.wisc.edu> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I'm new to emacs, but have been using it for a while to write Lisp.
>
> My question is:
>
> In vim, one can have a tab that is split. When one moves from that tab
> to another, both portions of the split tab are replaced by the whole
> of the next tab (which in and of itself could be split 0-N times).
>
> In emacs, if I split the buffer with C-x 2, I can only change the
> exact buffer I'm in with C-x C-<right arrow> and such.
>
> Is there a way to mimic the split tab behavior in vim with emacs buffers?
>
> Thank you.
>
> -pete

If I understand correctly, you need to use frames. You can create new
frames from the menu (Menu-Bar->File->New Frame) or "C-x 5 2". Then
you can split those frames into multiple windows. To move between
frames you use (Menu-Bar->Buffers->Frames-><frame to switch to>).
There is likely a way to move between frames with the keyboard (or
create the capability) but I don't know what it is.