Update/improve prefix functionality in window delete commands #16247
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(Spac)Emacs comes with the `kill-buffer-and-window` by default. Also deleting other windows (and buffers) simply by prefixing the window delete commands with a numerical prefix is very convenient. Therefore, this commit updates (or adds) the functionality of the prefix in the window delete commands. Summary: to delete another window (and optionally its buffer), simply prefix `SPC w d` (or `SPC w x`) with the window number.
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| @@ -2338,7 +2338,7 @@ Windows manipulation commands (start with ~w~): | |||
| | ~SPC w c C~ | toggle visual distraction free mode | | |||
| | ~SPC w c .~ | center buffer and enable centering transient state | | |||
| | ~SPC w d~ | delete a window | | |||
| | ~SPC u SPC w d~ | delete a window and its current buffer (does not delete the file) | | |||
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I would like to keep the old behaviour, users should have a choice between the spc u way and the pure num flavor.
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There already exist two bindings for deleting a window and its buffer: SPC w x and SPC b x. Therefore, I argued the binding you are referring to, is somewhat redundant.
This PR suggests that we can make better use of the SPC w d prefix, namely, to use it for quickly deleting other windows.
Currently, the only way to quickly delete another window is viaace-delete-window for which there is no default binding. However, I would argue that using a numeric prefix with SPC w d is a better alternative to ace-delete-window, as ace shows labels only after invoking it, while a window number is known already before invoking SPC w d. Furthermore, unlike ace-delete-window, this alternative does not require creating some extra (custom) binding, while also, it does not depend on ace.
(Spac)Emacs comes with the
kill-buffer-and-windowby default (onSPC w x). Also, deleting other windows (and buffers) simply by prefixing the window delete commands with a numerical prefix is very convenient. Therefore, this commit updates (or adds) the functionality of the prefix in the window delete commands.Summary: to delete another window (and optionally its buffer), simply prefix
SPC w d(orSPC w x) with the window number.This functionality exists in the
winumpackage itself (onwinum-select-window-by-number), but for deletion that command requires a negative prefix which is cumbersome.