doomemacs/modules/ui/window-select

:ui window-select

• Keybindings
• Customization
  • ace-window
  • switch-window

This module provides the user with a visual way to switch windows. By default, the module only kicks in if there are more than two windows open at the same time.

Keybindings

The default function to switch windows is automatically changed to work with this module. More specifically, the function other-window is automatically remapped. This function is bounded by default to C-x o.

Customization

There are two packages that accomplish the same but with a different visual queue.

ace-window

The first character of the buffers change to a user selectable character.

• Pros: The content of the buffers are always visible.
• Cons: The displayed characters are small and difficult to see.

This is the module's default if no module flag is specified. To explicitly enable this, write in init.el: (doom! :ui (window-select +ace-window))

switch-window

The entire buffer is replaced by big letters than enable the user to easily select a desired window.

• Pros: The displayed characters are easy to see. They will never be missed.
• Cons: The contents of the buffers is entirely replaced by a big character.

To enable this, write in init.el: (doom! :ui (window-select +switch-window))