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Re: Change the default behaviour when 2 files are open


From: Francis Moreau
Subject: Re: Change the default behaviour when 2 files are open
Date: Thu, 6 Mar 2008 22:04:22 +0100

On Thu, Mar 6, 2008 at 8:24 PM, Peter Dyballa <Peter_Dyballa@web.de> wrote:
>  If you can't find anything in the Emacs info node, then send a bug
>  report (from Help menu) in which you ask to add customisation to set
>  a preference for vertical or horizontal splitting.
>

I couldn't have found anything revelant.

I'll send a bug report if nothing interesting can come up from this thread.

>  The "recent" preference to split the frame into an upper and a lower
>  window comes from GNU Emacs's past on hardware terminals with 25
>  lines and 80 columns. Creating here two windows side by side was not
>  a clever thought. Since GNU Emacs can be more wide than high on 16:10
>  displays this side by side layout can be more natural. And natural
>  things should be supported by GNU Emacs.
>

I agree.

thanks
-- 
Francis




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