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Is there a way to configure emacs to start with two windows automatically, vertically split, and with the right side taking up ~60% of the total screen real estate?

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If there is a way I bet you can find it on this page: Emacs Session Management

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Great! It looks like this will do: emacswiki.org/emacs/WorkgroupsForWindows – Josh Jan 11 '11 at 17:36
(-1) that doesn't really answer the question – David Dec 17 '11 at 20:34
I agree with David., Its better to write answer here on this page instead of linking to some where else. – kindahero Dec 19 '11 at 0:11
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Assuming that you start with a window that is 80 columns by 50 columns, add this to your .emacs (from gnu.org):

  • To start with Horizontal split:

    (setq w (selected-window))
(window-edges)
(setq w2 (split-window w 15))
(window-edges w2)
(window-edges w)

  • To start with Vertical split (to get 60% on the right side, the width is set to 40 * (1 - 0.6) = 32

     (setq w (selected-window))
 (window-edges)
 (setq w2 (split-window w 32 t))
 (window-edges w2)
 (window-edges w)
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this really answer the question. even though I would rather put all in a lambda and add it to init-hook – kindahero Dec 19 '11 at 0:13
@kindahero it does answer the original question, but only by copy and paste with minor modification. A better answer would explain what you mean by lambda and init-hook as well as what the code means and how it could be adapted (e.g. to open four windows instead of two). – David Dec 19 '11 at 1:36
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