Emacs: defining a target window for command output

Question

I'm tired of emacs knocking down my windows with his exit and unpredictably. I would like to have several windows in the emacs frame and each window is for a specific purpose only. For instance,

ECB panels | Editor 1 | Editor 2 | Bookmarks+ ------------------------------------------------ "Messages" (output buffer) 

So, when I run Mx compile , I want the output to always go to Messages. Similarly, when I run Mx magit-status , I want to receive the results in the messages as well. Clicking on a bookmark or pressing Cx rb should open the file and place the cursor in Editor 1.

I tried some lisp fragments to “lock” the windows to prevent changes, but emacs goes out when all the windows are “locked”, so it cannot find an available window for entering new output. This is an unpleasant buffer change function that emacs should return on terminal days of 80x25 characters.

I have never seen ECB windows down, so this must be doable in some way.

Answer 1

You are explicitly requesting the selected windows. Well, Emacs has exactly this feature: dedicated windows . Ch rg dedicated windows will tell you almost everything you need to know.

But see also special-display-buffer-names and special-display-regexps --- or if you're a masochist, play with display-buffer-alist to do the same.

With display-buffer-alist you can basically do everything you can imagine, including knit your underwear in knots and set it on fire.

(Me, I just set special-display-regexps to ("[ ]?[*][^*]+[*]") .)

Answer 2

Call lockon-window before opening anything. Call again to remove all windows. It is easy to configure sending everything to the window: Message; however, to show the buffer for the window: Editor-1 from the window: Bookmarks + without calling the lockon-window, too hard with my strength. I hope the slide window helps.