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As written in A Package in a league of its own: Helm there's a way to

  1. search for a file using Helm
  2. decide after searching whether open it in same or other window

My question is: How?

Empty_Mind
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    If you keep reading the guide, you will see that it tells you use `RET` to open file in current window and `C-c o` to open file in other window. – Tu Do Jun 03 '15 at 14:43
  • Use `TAB` (`helm-select-action`) to open action menu and choose one you want, in your example: "Find file other window" or "Goto line other window" etc, you can also just use shortcuts (usually bind to `C-c o`) like Tu Do said. – xuchunyang Jun 04 '15 at 11:48
  • @xuchunyang I don't know what you mean or how to do it. Here is what I tried: found file using `helm-find-files` (that's `C-x C-f` for me) after this pressing `TAB` creates buffer with that file. Pressing `TAB` again kills it. How should i do `helm-select-action`? – Empty_Mind Jun 05 '15 at 07:07
  • @Empty_Mind In helm, `TAB` is binded to `helm-select-action` by default, if you change it by yourself you should know that. – xuchunyang Jun 05 '15 at 07:11

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I'm using Spacemacs (on Windows 10 if that matters) with the default keybindings. This may differ from your configuration, but I found the following ways to open files via Helm-Find-Files:

  • Open Helm-Find-Files - SPCff
  • Type in filename (via tab completion etc.). Once file has been selected, there are 3 options I use for opening the file:
    • Option 1. Tab to preview file and Tab again to close the preview (stays in Helm-Find-Files)
    • Option 2. Return/Enter opens the file in the same window that I was in before calling Helm-Find-Files
    • Option 3. Ctrl+co opens the file in another window.
Jason Down
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    How would you open in a **vertical** window? – fraxture Mar 20 '19 at 17:36
  • I'm not sure @fraxture. I don't have spacemacs installed anymore either (switched jobs a while back and never got around to setting it up again). – Jason Down Mar 22 '19 at 18:22
  • The `Ctrl + c o` is actually working for me as I set the default for emacs to open in a vertical split. Funnily, the tab option doesn't work I get a message saying "Cannot split side side window or parent of side window." – fraxture May 24 '19 at 17:52