GNU bug report logs - #12380
more control over window splitting

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Message #52 received at control <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
To: 12380-quiet <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#12380: other window related commands broken
Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2012 03:17:47 -0400

severity 12380 wishlist
retitle 12380 more control over window splitting
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Doug Morgan wrote:

> On second thought, I wouldn't so much mind emacs splitting a window
> horizontally when I just have one window visible at the time.  That
> might actually be nice.  However, when I already have my screen split
> in two, but vertically, I think it's a bad idea without redeeming
> qualities to split one of the windows horizontally instead of just
> jumping to the "other" already open window.
>
> So, I'm changing my bug report to say that emacs should never
> automatically introduce any new split for M-x M-b (and similar
> commands) when it already has two or more open windows (regardless of
> how they are arranged).  The problem is just a bit deeper than simply
> changing the value of split-width-threshold.

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