Open new file in a new gui window or by splitting the window

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user108754 picture user108754 · Apr 13, 2013 · Viewed 34k times · Source

How can emacs open a new file in a new gui window? And how can it be made to open by splitting a window?

Answer

Tyler picture Tyler · Apr 13, 2013

Emacs refers to gui windows as 'frames', and the partitions with a frame are called 'windows'.

You can open a file in a new frame with C-x 5 f. You can open a file in a different window in the same frame with C-x 4 f.

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