Window management in Emacs gets a bad rap. Some of this is deserved, but mostly this is a consequence of combining a very flexible and granular layout system with rather coarse controls. This leaves the door open to creating and using tools for handling windows that employ and provide better metaphors and affordances. As someone who’s spent an unnecessary amount of time trying different approaches to window management in Emacs over the decades, I decided to summarize them here.
  • StrangeAstronomer@lemmy.ml
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    2 months ago

    OK, more than wow! Probably the most helpful, in-depth and up to date coverage of this topic I’ve seen in 40 years of barely scratching the surface of emacs. Thank you!

  • sping@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
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    2 months ago

    Interesting post given auto placement is something I still haven’t got to grips with after 30 years. Definitely some good techniques to follow up on, along with motivation to up my embark and ace-window/avy game.