Re: Add function to rotate/transpose all windows

[Juri Linkov]

>>>> I recommend to put all these related transform commands on the dedicated
>>>> prefix map 'C-x w t', e.g. 'C-x w t t' for transpose-windows, etc.
>>>
>>> I see, then imo 'C-x w r' would probably be better, nemonic for
>>> rerarrange.  I don't see any connection between rotating and flipping
>>> windows under transposing catagory.
>>
>> Here is an existing example to get inspiration.
>> There are two keymaps on images:
>>
>> image-map:
>> i r          image-rotate
>> i h          image-flip-horizontally
>> i v          image-flip-vertically
>
> Whole i map:
> i +           image-increase-size
> i -           image-decrease-size
> i c           image-crop
> i h           image-flip-horizontally
> i o           image-save
> i r           image-rotate
> i v           image-flip-vertically
> i x           image-cut
>
> seems like the pattern here is changing how image is displayed.
>
> What do you think about rotate/transpose/flip keybindings based of this?

Then keybindings could be like these:

C-x w r a       rotate-windows-anticlockwise
C-x w r c       rotate-windows-clockwise
C-x w r h       flip-windows-horizontally
C-x w r v       flip-windows-vertically
C-x w r t       transpose-windows

>>>> because for example recently we discussed addition of new maps
>>>> 'C-x w d <arrow>' to delete a window in direction, and
>>>> 'C-x w s <arrow>' to split a window in direction.
>>>> But all these keys are already taken:
>>>> 'C-x w d' for 'toggle-window-dedicated' and
>>>> 'C-x w s' for 'window-toggle-side-windows'.
>>>
>>> Is there really need to be so strict, I mean, having semi-nonsencial but
>>> useful keybindings is better than not having them in the first place.
>>>
>>> For example the split window in direction could be 'C-x w n <arrow>',
>>> 'n' for new window in direction.  I would rather this than not having
>>> it.  (tbh having four arrows not very useful, as C-x 2 and C-x 3 already
>>> deal with 2 of them).
>>
>> 'n' for new is a nice mnemonics indeed.
>
> Now I think about it, n is better than s, as when you are splitting
> something, with an argument, it implies splitting direction (eg angle)
> more than new window.  'n' would somewhat imply that a new window is
> beign spawned.

Agreed.

Also there is 'C-x w d' bound to toggle-window-dedicated,
so the key [D] can't be used to [D]elete a window
neither to [D]isplay a window in the specified direction.

>> Or maybe better to move the toggle commands to the prefix 'C-x w t':
>>
>> 'C-x w t d' for 'toggle-window-dedicated' and
>> 'C-x w t s' for 'window-toggle-side-windows'.
>
> maybe, but my rsi says no

Depends on how often these key sequences are used.