elscreen-outof-limit-mode

elscreen-outof-limit-mode overrides elscreen-create-internal and elscreen-split to create any number of screens.

Requirements

elscreen.el : https://github.com/emacs-jp/elscreen

You can also install from MELPA, El-Get.

This was tested on Emacs 24.4.1 (emacs-mac-app 5.2_0)

Setup

(add-to-list 'load-path "/path/to/elscreen-outof-limit-mode")
(require 'elscreen-outof-limit-mode)
(elscreen-outof-limit-mode t)

M-x elscreen-outof-limit-mode-off turns off the mode.

M-x elscreen-outof-limit-mode-off-and-kill turns off the mode and kills screens more than no.9.

Custom Variable

elscreen-screen-limit-number

Type : nil or integer

Default : nil

If it is nil, it can create any number of screens.

Option

elscreen-renumber-create.el

Requirements : cl-lib.el, elscreen.el

Setup

(require 'elscreen-renumber-create)
;; example key bindings
(define-key elscreen-map (kbd "t") 'elscreen-renumber-create)
(define-key elscreen-map (kbd "T") 'elscreen-renumber-create-right)

elscreen-renumber : Renumber elscreen from 0 to n

It works like the following.

|2 aaa |4 bbb |6 ccc |7 ddd |...

-> |0 aaa |1 bbb |2 ccc |3 ddd |...

elscreen-renumber-create : create a screen to the right edge

|1 aaa |3 bbb |6 ccc |7 ddd |...

-> |0 aaa |1 bbb |2 ccc |3 ddd |... |n new screen |

elscreen-renumber-create-right : create screen to the right side of the current screen

If the current screen is 3, it works like the following.

|1 aaa |3 bbb |6 ccc |7 ddd |...

-> |0 aaa |1 bbb |2 new screen |3 ccc |4 ddd |...