Re: Fixing a window in place

[Richard Riley]

Paul Mead <paul.d.mead@gmail.com> writes:

> pjb@informatimago.com (Pascal J. Bourguignon) writes:
>
>>
>> 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 might also use the excellent elscreen package. e.g I have gnus on
screen 1, gdb on 2, erc on 3 and "general pottering" on 0.

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