How can I get the compilation buffer on the bottom rather than on the right in Emacs 23?

Question

I\'ve installed Emacs 23 and have found that the compilation buffer (when using M-x compile) appears in a different position than it did in Emacs 22. The currently open buff

Answer 1

It's probably the new split-window-preferred-function variable and split-window-sensibly function. Emacs now tries to figure out if it should split vertically or horizontally based on the window size (I assume you have a wide window). Try setting the split-width-threshold variable to nil.