RE: Fixing a window in place

[Drew Adams]

> > But if you want to keep an eye on it, the best is to open another
> > frame, if you're using a window manager.
> > C-x 5 2    to create a new frame
> > C-x 5 o    to switch from one frame to the other.
>
> That does look like the best option in the absence of a way 
> of making a window persistent. Thanks.

You can also use a thumbnail frame, which is as small as you like. Thumbify a
frame to follow what's happening from a distance ;-), and dethumbify it to see
close up. No matter how small the thumbnail is, you can still use it in every
way (search, highlight, follow dynamic process output, scroll...). It's like a
live icon.

http://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/FisheyeWithThumbs