Emacs: Make Buffer Flow Side-by-Side

By Xah Lee. Date: . Last updated: .

you can set emacs to display a file side-by-side, with left bottom continue to right top. When cursor moves to the bottom of left pane, it'll appear on the right top.

This is most useful if you have wide screen.

emacs follow mode 2022-06-02 DcCFy
emacs follow mode 2022-06-02
emacs follow mode 2022-06-02
emacs follow mode 2022-06-02
  1. Alt+x split-window-horizontally
  2. Alt+x follow-mode

You can use mouse to scroll. It'll scroll both panes.

Alt+x follow-mode again to toggle off.

2011, Thanks to Zhang Tianjin for mentioning this tip.

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