Re: How to open two or more scratch buffers ?

[Mario Lassnig]

On 1/14/11 11:18 PM, Drew Adams wrote:
> > (1) I want to compare two or three files (compare-windows) but I dont
> > want to save them in files,
>
> Then you want to compare not files but buffers, no?
>
> > only as scratch buffers.
>
> Do you mean buffer `*scratch*' or just throw-away buffers?
>
> You can open any buffers you want, using `C-x b'.  The buffer need not exist
> first.


I use this simple shortcut about a hundred times a day:


(defun new-scratchpad ()
  (interactive)
  (switch-to-buffer (concat "scratch-" (number-to-string (abs (random))))))

(global-set-key (kbd "C-n") 'new-scratchpad)





> > C-x 2 replicates the same buffer in two different windows.
>
> Then you are not comparing buffers or files, but the contents of windows
> (`compare-windows', as you mentioned).
>
> Consider using different, throw-away buffers, and using `ediff-compare-buffers'.
>
> > Suppose the above is solved, then how to have a nice key binding if
> > there is no pre-existing one as I dont want to deviate from the normal
> > defaults, but only on these few occasions.
>
> Personally, I use these bindings:
>
> C-= b  ediff-buffers
> C-= d  diff
> C-= e  ediff-files
> C-= f  ediff-files
> C-= w  compare-windows
>
> http://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/setup-keys.el