This section contains details of commands used to manipulate windows. A window ring is used to hold details of all windows currently open.
Arguments: None
Key sequence:
Ctrl+X 2
Creates a new window and makes it the current window. Initially, the new window displays the same buffer as the current one.
Arguments: None
Key sequence: None
Changes the current window to be the next window in the window ring, and the current buffer to be the buffer that is displayed in that window.
Arguments: None
Key sequence:
Ctrl+X O
Changes the current window to be the next ordinary editor window, thus avoiding the need to cycle through other window types (for example, Listeners and Debuggers).
Arguments: None
Key sequence: None
Changes the current window to be the previous window visited, and the current buffer to be the buffer that is displayed in that window.
Arguments: None
Key sequence:
Ctrl+X 0
Deletes the current window. The previous window becomes the current window.
Arguments: None
Key sequence:
Ctrl+X 1
Deletes the next window in the window ring.
Arguments: None
Key sequence: None
The next window in the window ring is scrolled down.
A prefix argument causes the appropriately numbered window, from the top of the window ring, to be scrolled.
Arguments: None
Key sequence: None
The next window in the window ring is scrolled up.
A prefix argument causes the appropriately numbered window, from the top of the window ring, to be scrolled.
Arguments: None
Key sequence:
Ctrl+L
Moves the current line to the center of the current window, and then re-displays all the text in all the windows.
A prefix argument of 0 causes the current line to become located at the top of the window. A positive prefix argument causes the current line to become located the appropriate number of lines from the top of the window. A negative prefix argument causes the current line to become located the appropriate number of lines from the bottom of the window.