In addition to the other responses, you can open the buffer you are working with in a new tab, then close the tab when you are done working on it in an exclusive manner.
On Thu, 2006-08-10 at 10:44 -0700, Steve Amerige wrote: > Hi all, > > The ability to split windows is an absolute essential; however, there are > times when I want to focus on one buffer in one window and > hide all of the other windows. But, I don't know of any show/hide feature > that hides all windows but the current window. As a > workaround, I resize all of the windows to give maximum space to the window I > want to see, but this then makes me resize all of the > windows again when I want to restore the windows. > > So, by any chance, is this a feature that is already implemented and I don't > know of it? > > Or, can it be put on a wishlist? If so, here's how I imagine it could work: > > Some keystroke does the toggle for show/hide inactive windows (non-current > windows). Also, a statusline entry is available that can > be used as a visible reminder that the inactive windows are hidden. > > Feedback? > > Thanks, > Steve Amerige > Adobe Systems Incorporated >