Pony <lingyu.ma.fu@googlemail.com> writes:

> When we run the command "C-x 4 f", which will open a new file in a new
> buffer under the current one, the Emacs will cut the whole window into
> two vertical ones, each takes 50% space of the screen.
>
> However at present more and more people begin to use widescreen tft
> monitor for programming, in my opinion it will be much better that,
> after we run "C-x 4" commands the Emacs cut the whole screen into two
> HORIZONTALL screens.

On CVS Emacs, this happens already automatically if the screen is
significantly wider than it is tall.

Rupert