Re: change the default ediff-split-window-function to split-window-horizontally

[Kevin Rodgers]

Dan Nicolaescu wrote:
> Can we change the default ediff-split-window-function to
> split-window-horizontally ? 
>
> All the GUI diff applications that I know off: xxdiff, meld, kdiff,
> kompare display the 2 files side by side. 
> So it seems that now users expect diff applications to display the
> files side by side.
>
> The reason to change is not only to blindly follow other applications,
> but the side-by-side display is superior. 
> It is easier for the eye to follow differences when they are side by
> side (even the expression is: "side-by-side comparison" not "one on
> top of the other comparison").
>
> The current default might be familiar to people used to look at
> diff(1) output, but that is not the majority of users.
>
> Opinions?

Since you asked: I like it the way it is, primarily because I want each
buffer to be displayed in a full-width window.

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Kevin Rodgers