>>>>> "David" == David Kastrup <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>> Four fundamental issues would be: [1] Possibility for
>> horizontal scroll,
David> C-x < and C-x >
Or C-PageUp and C-PageDown
>> [2] sizeable and cascadable windows instead of buffers inside
>> the same frame,
David> Windows _are_ sizable, and what is displayed _is_ a window,
David> not a buffer (you can have buffers that are not displayed,
David> or buffers displyed in several windows at once). Drag an
David> unused spot of any modeline in a split frame (C-x 2) up and
David> down or use C-x ^ to enlarge. If you split windows
David> vertically (with C-x 3), drag the point in the mode line
David> under the scrollbar left and right.
I like Emacs the way it is: windows dividing the frame into different
areas. I hate overlapping windows or tabs because they make reading 2
buffers (or two different parts of the same buffer) side-by-side
difficult. 'Windows' in Emacs is appropriate for that. Please don't
change that. If you want multiple frames, then C-x 5 2 yourself.
>> [3] heavy extension of the icon toolbars and
I don't care. I have (tool-bar-mode -1) in my .emacs anyway.
>> [4] distinction between 'open' and 'new' file.
David> The problems with "new" (basically nameless buffers) are:
David> a) There is no associated mode. Emacs' most important
David> property is that it has editing modes and syntax
David> highlighting and keybindings for most tasks readily
David> available. It will almost always be easier to specify a
David> file name to work with than the name of an Emacs mode.
David> b) There is no associated file name. When exiting and
David> saving automatically (like the desktop package does), Emacs
David> has no place to put the file.
David> c) There is no associated autosave file. If you crash
David> after two hours of work, your work will get lost.
David> d) Lots of modes offer running/compiling/testing your
David> program using external tools that need accessible files.
David> In short: I don't see how Emacs can benefit from that
David> distinction.
But Emacs does provide a way for you to do that effectively: C-x b
*untitled1* RET. (Or C-x 4 b ..., which is what I usually do.) The
result is a new windows in fundamental-mode and no associated filename
(C-x C-s would prompt you to enter a file name). I often do that to
create extra *scratch* buffers to hold temp. data -- electronic rough
work sheets.
--
Lee Sau Dan 李守敦 [EMAIL
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