Questions tagged [split-window]
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Can I get split screen in Notepad++ like Emacs?
One of the good points with Emacs is that you can have split the screen so you get two or more views of the same file which allows you to browse around and have a clearer overview of the file. Are ...
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Viewing table of contents in Word while editing
I am editing a long Word document and would like to keep the table of contents in view so that I can stay oriented as I work on the main part of the document.
Is there a way to do this, perhaps with a ...
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how to open reference in new or next split in vim
When I move over a key word and then hit ^], it will jump to the definition in thecurrently active split. How can I keep the current split the same and instead open the definition in another split ...
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Horizontally split-screen with two programs?
I have two programs A and B. I want a single command, which will run Program A and Program B in two different terminals but in the same tab, i.e, in a horizontally split terminal. I know screen can do ...
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Vertical split view and quadrants?
In OS X El Capitan is it possible to use split view in anything other than a horizontal configuration.
I usually work with two 1080p monitors side by side meaning that a horizontal split view has ...
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Split windows for 4 panels in i3wm
In default i3wm I can split windows only vertical or horizontal. Can I split my 4 windows are like that:
|_1_|_2_|
|_3_|_4_|
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Load terminal from another window into current split pane in tmux
In GNU Screen, I can switch to any window number within a given split. For example:
Enter screen to launch it.
Press Ctrl + a c to create a new window. Now there are two windows: window 0 and window ...
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Google Chrome split screen tabs on Mac OS X
I'm not sure if I stumbled upon functionality or just coincidence... But I can't seem to recreate the move. I started with two tabs in Google Chrome next to each other and using just the trackpad I ...
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How to get vim to retain cursor position when opening a split
When I open a vertical split in vim, it takes my current line and bumps it to the top of the buffer (scrolling the entire file up). How do I get vim to retain its current position?
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split window and rearange parts on screen
I have third party application with the native resolution of 1600x600. What I need is to display first 800x600 half of the window below the second 800x600 part of the window.
This wasn't problem as ...
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Is there a terminal that features sliding like guake and screen spliting like terminator on Linux?
Sliding means I got the terminal always in background and I can call it with a shortcut, and it will slide down from the top of the screen like in Quake (which why the most known terminal implementing ...
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Start a few programs in a split terminal
I want to start a few programs with a single launch script and monitor their outputs to the console.
The easiest way would be to launch in background an xterm for each program, but that's not very ...
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Any good terminal software which has split window support?
I would like to start terminal window via shell script with 2 splits opened in same window. One should do ssh and other one should change dir when opening. It needs to accept commands to be passed. (...
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Usability Problems with RDP and Dual Monitors
When I RDP into a win2k3 machine with the dual mon settings, I've noticed that there are a couple of usability problems:
1) Dialog boxes are popped up right in the middle of both monitors making it ...
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Windows explorer split window
Is there a similar addon or tool such as the SplitTab addon for Firefox for windows explorer?
Neither of these questions provides what I need.
SplitTab in the browser:
is there a way to split a ...
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How to have split-screen displayed applications all in full-screen mode?
I am using a surface pro and I would like to have two applications in split-screen mode, for example, VScode on the left and OneNote on the right. Without an extended monitor, every inch of the ...
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Neovim - gf equivalent but for an adjacent, existing split
My typical workflow involves having a large "main" split, with a smaller split below for a terminal. When I get a stack trace, I'd like to be able to use gf to go to that location in the ...
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How to open an application in split screen through command line on windows
I want to open a pdf on the left side of the screen and a word document on the other side of the screen through the command line or powershell on windows.
I also would like to be able to open one ...
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Adobe Acrobat split window horizontally instead of vertically
I'm looking to scroll through and compare the same multi-page document side by side in Adobe Acrobat. Right now I'm forced to open the file in Apple Preview and Acrobat side by side which is just ...
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Move a window and leave others where they are
I use Windows 10 in a virtual machine.
I want to be able to use the "split view" under Windows by shortcut. By cmd+left or cmd+right, I could move a window to the left/right half of the screen.
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Windows 8.1 split screen 2 desktops
Sometime ago, I accidentally dragged the top of the desktop and found out I can actually drag it. I didn't even know what feature it is but I find it funny,
Until today I lookup for the name of this ...
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How to split screen in Windows 10 with multiple mice and keyboards?
so I'm using Windows 10 and I'd like to split screen my monitor (1080p) into two screens (like with the split functionally that Windows has built in), but being able to for example play games in one ...
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How can I split the screens of two vertical monitors like this?
I am running Windows 10 64 bit. I have two vertical monitors in Extended display mode that will always display Google Chrome (As shown above). Monitor 1 will always show one tab of Google Chrome and ...
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Split PyCharm edit window on a Mac?
Does anyone know how to split the PyCharm edit window on a Mac. The website instructions appear to be for Windows. In any case, they don't apply on my machine because I am not seeing any tabs. ...
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Connect two TVs to one computer with different content on each
I want to connect two different TVs with one computer and display different things on each TV. Is it possible?
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How to get xterm-like split windows in Debian (ubuntu)
I'd like to achieve this effect in Linux. Essentially I'd like to have vim open on the left and have a command line on the right to perhaps tail an error log.
Ubuntu 14.04 on my desktop, but CentOS ...
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gnu-screen command to re-split screen after unspltting
Is there a way to return to split screen after unsplitting (to focus on one window)?
When I need to focus I use Ctrl+a+Q, and this closes all except current window. BUT to return to split screen as ...
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How to show two displays on one monitor?
Would you know how to show multiple displays on one monitor in split view?
I have a Windows 11 desktop and 2 monitors.
I'd like to use most but not all of my first monitor and the entire second ...
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vim split next file on command line
I often run vim on multiple files eg vim *.cc
sometimes I'm halfway through the list and I'd like to keep editing the current file and then split the window (sometimes vert and sometimes horiz) to the ...
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can I split a browser screen (same tab)
say I am viewing a large code chunk/article and when I read on, I want to keep one part as a reference. How can I do that? Sometimes duplicate page is not an option because access to the page may only ...
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Tmux: Make vim command open buffer in the already running vim instance
I'm usually running one tmux session for all the work I do, with per-project tmux windows (tabs). Each tmux window has one big split running vim and one or more splits with shells/processes related to ...
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How do you split the screen using the Logitech K780 and Windows 10?
With my other keyboard I had the Windows button so I could split the screen whenever I needed but I switched Keyboards to the Logitech K780 and now cannot figure out how to split the screen - there is ...
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Visual Studio Code - working with two sub-windows but making them not affect one another?
Visual Studio Code (VSCODE to all you coming here from search engines) allows splitting the current working window into two windows:
When I type text in one, it appears in the other.
I desire that ...