28. Windows

This chapter describes most of the functions and variables related to Emacs windows. See 38. Emacs Display, for information on how text is displayed in windows.

28.1 Basic Concepts of Emacs Windows		Basic information on using windows.
28.2 Splitting Windows		Splitting one window into two windows.
28.3 Deleting Windows		Deleting a window gives its space to other windows.
28.4 Selecting Windows		The selected window is the one that you edit in.
28.5 Cyclic Ordering of Windows		Moving around the existing windows.
28.6 Buffers and Windows		Each window displays the contents of a buffer.
28.7 Displaying Buffers in Windows		Higher-lever functions for displaying a buffer and choosing a window for it.
28.8 Choosing a Window for Display		How to choose a window for displaying a buffer.
28.9 Windows and Point		Each window has its own location of point.
28.10 The Window Start Position		The display-start position controls which text is on-screen in the window.
28.11 Textual Scrolling		Moving text up and down through the window.
28.12 Vertical Fractional Scrolling		Moving the contents up and down on the window.
28.13 Horizontal Scrolling		Moving the contents sideways on the window.
28.14 The Size of a Window		Accessing the size of a window.
28.15 Changing the Size of a Window		Changing the size of a window.
28.16 Coordinates and Windows		Converting coordinates to windows.
28.17 Window Configurations		Saving and restoring the state of the screen.
28.18 Hooks for Window Scrolling and Changes		Hooks for scrolling, window size changes, redisplay going past a certain point, or window configuration changes.