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+3  Q: 

emacs windows, distribute the width through the frame

I used once a very nice emacs function that set all my windows (emacs windows, not frames) width evenly.

If you open emacs and do C-x 3 twice in a row, you get three vertical windows. Then running the function I am looking for makes the width of these windows the same.

I can't for the life of me find this function again. Wouldn't someone help me to:

  • find the name of the function
  • give me the keyboard shortcut if any
  • tell me what I should have done to find the answer by myself

Thanks!

+4  A: 

You're looking for M-x balance-windows

SB  2010-03-16 14:45:53
Correct!Thanks for the fish!I'd like to learn fishing, though.
Gauthier  2010-03-16 15:02:37
`C-h w FUNCTION-NAME RET` will tell you the keybinding (if any) once you know the function. The answer is left as an exercise to the reader. `C-h a REGEX RET` will search the commands for the regular expression. In particular `C-h a window RET` would have been useful. And don't forget my personal favorite `C-h k` which will tell you what command is run when you press a particular key (together with `C-h l` you can figure out what you just did when something weird happens).
Ivan Andrus  2010-03-16 16:30:02
Thanks Ivan. I wonder if I didnt't try `C-h a`, but missed the balance window. A shame.
Gauthier  2010-03-16 16:36:32

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