David Tweed <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

> I really do want is to only have one emacs _window_ (ie one tab),
> not just

In Emacs terminology, this is called "frame".

> one emacs process.  A significant proportion of the time I get the file
> that I want to look at via some xterm command using emacsclient rather
> than opening it directly in emacs.

I used to do this also. Then I discovered

1) ansi-term mode, to have a real shell inside Emacs. The default
   config is hardly useable, but with a bit of configuration of the
   keymaps, it becomes really pleasant to use. If you install
   shell-toggle, you can switch to a shell with one key, and come back
   where you were with one more key (the same).

2) find-this-file.el
   (http://www-verimag.imag.fr/~moy/emacs/find-this-file.el), which
   allows me to open a file with a single shortcut (or one mouse
   click) when my cursor is on the name of the file. In the standard
   Emacs distribution, find-file-at-point does almost the same.

So, to open a file, I usually cd to the right directory, and C-x C-f
the file, or when it is the output of a command, use find-this-file.

-- 
Matthieu

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