Re: [AUCTeX+pdf-tools] Window splitting scheme

[Sivaram Neelakantan]

On Wed, Oct 13 2021,Vladimir Lomov wrote:

> Hello.
>
> I'm using AUCTeX with pdf-tools on two hosts. One has a FullHD monitor, the
> other is connected to a 4k monitor. I faced some weird behavior of
> AUCTeX+pdf-tools combination on the host with 4k monitor. On the host with
> FullHD monitor a frame splits on left and right windows when I issue "View"
> command, but on the 4k host frame splits into top and bottom windows, which
> looks terrible as there are plenty space horizontally.
>
> Does AUCTeX control how a frame would be split, or is it the Emacs duty?
>
> Both hosts have identical Emacs configuration and software, the only
> difference is a monitor.
>
> I run Emacs on full screen in Awesome WM.
>

In my not sufficiently rigorous test, if the frame is split into 2
windows already, it reuses that whether top/bottom or left/right.  So
I've just started to split the frame as left/right windows when
viewing as my screens are wider than taller. 

sivaram
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