Follow-mode makes side-by-side windows showing the same buffer act as one very tall window.
Questions tagged [follow-mode]
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Enable follow-mode for PDF in doc-view/pdf-view-mode
Is it possible to customize follow mode to open the next PDF page in another buffer? Currently follow-mode has no effect on PDF files.
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Is it possible to display a text file in two or more columns without changing the text file itself?
Is it possible to display a text file in two or more columns without changing the text file itself?
I sometimes deal with a text file that contains a long list each of whose items are short. By default, if I had a list like below:
* a
* b
* c
*…
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Enable follow-mode in dired
Upon working on org agenda, it's super convenient to employ (org-agenda-follow-mode)
The Org Manual: Agenda Commands
It display the original contents on other window instantly while scrolling around the agenda.
F (org-agenda-follow-mode)
Toggle…
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How to modify follow.el elisp script to keep the point/cursor in the active window?
If I enable follow-mode in Emacs the behavior of this mode is that the point/cursor leaves the active window if there is another window showing already the text the active window should scroll to. But I want to use it with three windows, editing…
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Swap 2 Windows Associated by “Follow Mode”
Say a frame is split (by C-x 3) into 2 windows that both display the same buffer.
If I enable follow-mode, the left window will always display the content closer to the beginning-of-buffer than the right one.
Q:
How to swap these two windows (so…
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Follow mode for describe-function/describe-variable
When learning elisp by reading source code (on a large screen) it would be nice to have something like a "follow mode", which automaticaly displays the output of describe-variable or describe-function on a seperate dedicated window. So as you move…
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How to make helm-mark-ring/helm-imenu follow current candidate
When I use helm-mark-ring or helm-imenu, I would like to jump to the current candidate automatically in the other buffer while keeping the helm session (i.e., similar to helm-swoop).
I tried the following codes mentioned on this thread, but didn't…
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how to advance one whole virtual window in follow-mode?
Is there a command for Emacs's follow-mode that will advance the text by a whole 'virtual window' rather than just the height of a column?
Desired effect:
Upon reaching the end of column 4, press PgDn (aka next), continue reading the next lines at…
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Agenda follow mode and window behaviour
I would like agenda follow mode to not use a different frame, but the same frame where the agenda is showing. My agenda buffer is always showing in a frame divided vertically (into two windows, left and right), so the agenda buffer takes half of the…
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Differences between "helm-follow-mode" and "follow-mode"
"helm-follow-mode" vs. "follow-mode"
Basically: what is the difference between their behaviours?
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How to make org agenda `follow-mode` show heading (not timestamp line)?
I like to browse history of org file with follow-mode.
With old Emacs version 24.5.1 (org version 8.2.10), it showed timestamp line in highlight status when I browse.
But with recent Emacs version 26.3 (org version 9.1.9), it shows heading only (not…
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