eyebrowse ========= .. image:: https://raw.github.com/wasamasa/eyebrowse/master/img/eyebrows.gif About ----- ``eyebrowse`` is a global minor mode for Emacs that allows you to manage your window configurations in a simple manner, just like tiling window managers like i3wm with their workspaces do. It displays their current state in the modeline by default. The behaviour is modeled after `ranger <http://ranger.nongnu.org/>`_, a file manager written in Python. Screenshot ---------- .. image:: https://raw.github.com/wasamasa/eyebrowse/master/img/scrot.png See the lighter and the modeline indicator at the right side of the bottom modeline? That's what you get to see after enabling eyebrowse. Installation ------------ Install via ``package.el`` from the `Marmalade <https://marmalade-repo.org/>`_ or `MELPA (stable) <http://melpa.org/>`_ repository by setting them up if you haven't already and executing ``M-x package-install RET eyebrowse RET``. Quick Tutorial -------------- Use ``M-x eyebrowse-mode`` to enable ``eyebrowse`` interactively. If you want to enable it automatically on startup, add ``(eyebrowse-mode t)`` to your init file (either ``~/.emacs`` or ``~/.emacs.d/init.el``). You start with your current window config on slot 1. Once you hit ``C-c C-w 2``, you will see the modeline indicator appearing and showing slot 1 and 2 with slot 2 slightly emphasized. Slot 1 has been saved automatically for you and contains your last window config. Do something meaningful like a window split, then hit ``C-c C-w 1``. The window config on slot 2 is saved and the window config from slot 1 is loaded. Try switching back and forth between them with ``C-c C-w '`` to get a feeling for how subsequent window manipulations are handled. Key bindings ------------ The default key bindings are: ============== ================================ Key bind Function ============== ================================ ``C-c C-w <`` Switch to previous window config ``C-c C-w >`` Switch to next window config ``C-c C-w '`` Switch to last window config ``C-c C-w "`` Close current window config ``C-c C-w 0`` Switch to window config ``0`` \... ... ``C-c C-w 9`` Switch to window config ``9`` ============== ================================ Further Customization --------------------- Use ``M-x customize-group RET eyebrowse`` for a list of customizable options. The more interesting ones would be ``eyebrowse-wrap-around`` and ``eyebrowse-switch-back-and-forth`` which affect both wrap around and lazier switching. The prefix for each binding defaults to ``C-c C-w``, but you can change it to something else by customizing ``eyebrowse-keymap-prefix``. If you want to change it in your init file, insert the customization before enabling ``eyebrowse-mode``. If you're not happy with the default keybindings, a riskier set can be enabled additionally either by executing ``M-: (eyebrowse-setup-opinionated-keys)`` interactively or inserting ``(eyebrowse-setup-opinionated-keys)`` in your init file. If the function detects the `evil <https://gitorious.org/evil>`_ package, it will enable extra key bindings for it as well. The extra key bindings are: =============== ================================ Key bind Function =============== ================================ ``C-<``, ``gT`` Switch to previous window config ``C->``, ``gt`` Switch to next window config ``C-'``, ``zx`` Switch to last window config ``C-"``, ``gc`` Close current window config ``M-0`` Switch to window config ``0`` \... ... ``M-9`` Switch to window config ``9`` =============== ================================ Internals --------- This mode basically wraps what ``C-x r w`` and ``C-x r j`` do. The difference is first, it saves and loads automatically for you upon switching slots, and second, it doesn't overwrite the general purpose registers. What it does instead is keeping its own data structure (a list of lists containing slot, window config and point) and using it to provide some other convenience keybinds, such as jumping to the last window config or the next one available. Contributing ------------ If you find bugs, have suggestions or any other problems, feel free to report an issue on the issue tracker or hit me up on IRC, I'm always on ``#emacs``. Patches are welcome, too, just fork, work on a separate branch and open a pull request with it. Alternatives ------------ The two most popular window configuration packages are `elscreen <https://github.com/shosti/elscreen>`_ and `escreen <https://github.com/emacsmirror/escreen>`_. Both are fairly old and have their share of bugs. The closest package I've found so far to eyebrowse with workspace-specific buffers would be `perspective <https://github.com/nex3/perspective-el>`_. To have further features such as persistency or morphing, try `workgroups <https://github.com/tlh/workgroups.el>`_ or `workgroups2 <https://github.com/pashinin/workgroups2>`_. Name ---- Actually, I wanted to name this mode "eyebrows" for no real reason, but then a silly typo happened. The typo stuck. So did the new name.