- A “window” a division of the current Emacs window
- To create a new window from the current window
- C-x 2 (horizontal split)
- C-x 3 (vertical split)
- To destroy the window where the point is currently
- C-x 0
- To destroy all windows except where the point is currently
- C-x 1
- To switch between windows
- C-x o (think of it as (O)ther window)
- “Frames” are what you probably think of as windows!
- In general, frame operations place a “5” after the C-x and before the command
- To switch to a buffer by opening it in a new frame
- C-x 5 b
- To close the current frame
- C-x 5 0
- To open a file in a new frame
- C-x 5 f
- To switch between frames
- C-x 5 o