28 Windows

This chapter describes most of the functions and variables related to Emacs windows. See Display, for information on how text is displayed in windows.

• Basic Windows: Basic information on using windows.
• Splitting Windows: Splitting one window into two windows.
• Deleting Windows: Deleting a window gives its space to other windows.
• Selecting Windows: The selected window is the one that you edit in.
• Cyclic Window Ordering: Moving around the existing windows.
• Buffers and Windows: Each window displays the contents of a buffer.
• Displaying Buffers: Higher-lever functions for displaying a buffer and choosing a window for it.
• Choosing Window: How to choose a window for displaying a buffer.
• Window Point: Each window has its own location of point.
• Window Start: The display-start position controls which text is on-screen in the window.
• Textual Scrolling: Moving text up and down through the window.
• Vertical Scrolling: Moving the contents up and down on the window.
• Horizontal Scrolling: Moving the contents sideways on the window.
• Size of Window: Accessing the size of a window.
• Resizing Windows: Changing the size of a window.
• Coordinates and Windows: Converting coordinates to windows.
• Window Configurations: Saving and restoring the state of the screen.
• Window Hooks: Hooks for scrolling, window size changes, redisplay going past a certain point, or window configuration changes.