07/24/2009
Emacs 23: Smarter window splitting
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| Vertical window spliting in Emacs 23 |
As I've mentioned before, I've been using the Emacs nightlies and despite having to work through a few configuration issues, I've been enjoying many of the new features I've been noticing.
One of the things I noticed right away, was how much smarter emacs was about splitting and opening new windows when it needed to prompt me for something. For example, when I do C-x C-f TAB TAB, emacs has always split my screen in half horizontally. However, now it seems to recognize when I've got a super wide window and split it vertically. It's a much better experience.
Kudos to whoever did that... even if it was a while ago and I hadn't noticed in previous emacs versions.