Split windows
This is meant as some extra explanation, if the startup howto isn’t clear enough.
This is based on the example from that howto:
Split window 1: win#1 – Status window, win#2 – Messages window
Split window 2: win#3 – IRCnet/#channel1, win#4 – IRCnet/#channel2
Split window 3: win#5 – efnet/#channel1, win#6 – efnet/#channel2
Drawing
In this drawing:
- Your screen is surrounded by * signs
- The split windows are the things surrounded by $ signs.
- Windows are surrounded by + signs.
- The windows in the same split window are drawn overlapping, because they are never visible at the same time.
******************************************** *$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$* *$ Split window 1 $* *$ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ $* *$ + + $* *$ + +++ $* *$ + + + $* *$ + win#1 - Status window + + $* *$ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + $* *$ + win#2 - Messages window + $* *$ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ $* *$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$* * * *$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$* *$ Split window 2 $* *$ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ $* *$ + + $* *$ + +++ $* *$ + + + $* *$ + win#3 IRCNet/#channel1 + + $* *$ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + $* *$ + win#4 - IRCNet/#channel2 + $* *$ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ $* *$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$* * * *$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$* *$ Split window 3 $* *$ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ $* *$ + + $* *$ + +++ $* *$ + + + $* *$ + win#5 - EFNet/#channel1 + + $* *$ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + $* *$ + win#6 - EFNet/#channel2 + $* *$ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ $* *$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$* ********************************************
Sticky vs Non-sticky
Suppose you currently have the windows shown on top in the drawing visible, and your statuswindow is active, and you switch to win#6 (by pressing Alt-6 probably):
- if win#6 is sticky: win#1 and win#3 stay visible, #win5 is replaced with win#6
- if win#6 is non-sticky: win#3 and win#5 stay visible, win#1 (because that was the active one) is replaced with win#6. in the non-sticky case this drawing actually doesn’t make much sense, because non-sticky windows which aren’t currently visible, aren’t bound to a particular split window.
You probably just want all your windows sticky… unless you’re the kind of person that likes his windows jumping around all the time.
What it is not #1: “pages”
Although some would like it, it does *NOT* work like this, and there is no way to do this (without writing a script that “simulates” it, which is probably possible but doesn’t exist as far as I know)
*********** *********** *********** *+++++++++* *+++++++++* *+++++++++* *+ win#1 +* *+ win#3 +* *+ win#5 +* *+++++++++* *+++++++++* *+++++++++* *+++++++++* *+++++++++* *+++++++++* *+ win#2 +* *+ win#4 +* *+ win#6 +* *+++++++++* *+++++++++* *+++++++++* *********** *********** *********** Split win 1 Split win 2 Split win 3
What it is not #2: vertical split
You can’t “split them vertically” / “put them horizontally” either:
******************** *++++++++++++++++++* *+ win#1 ++ win#2 +* *++++++++++++++++++* ********************