Emacs: help me understand file/buffer management

Question

I\'ve been using emacs for all of my text editing needs for the past three years now. When I\'m in a single file, working on code or whatnot, I\'m fairly efficient. With two

Answer 1

I think you will really enjoy Ido for dealing with multiple buffers who's names you can't exactly remember. When you type C-x b it shows a list of open buffers in most used order. As you type some of the characters in a buffer name the list is filtered. The characters you type don't have to be at the begging of the name or contiguous. Using C-f, C-b or left/right arrow keys cycles through the buffer choices.

Also see Smex for Ido like functionality for M-x

Closing windows is done with C-x 0. Intentionally splitting the window is done with C-x 2 for horizontal, C-x 3 for vertical. I love this feature, since it allows me to have test and production code visible at the same time. C-x o takes me to the other window.