Re: Add function to rotate/transpose all windows

[Juri Linkov]

>>>> 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
>>>
>>> Yeah this seems good.
>>
>> I'm not sure whether "horizontally" and "vertically" are good terms.  In
>> the past, people complained that for example 'split-window-horizontally'
>> could mean side-by-side or at some horizontal axis.  Maybe
>> 'flip-windows-left-right' and 'flip-windows-above-below' would be better
>> and should be reflected in the key mnemonics somehow.
>
> I think in terms of flipping the window, horizontal/vertical don't
> really leave that much room for interpretatin as
> split-window-horizontally.  flip-windows-left-right above-below seem
> kind of clunky tbh, imo we should just go with horizontal/vertical, I
> mean, worst case users will learn it by using it, or reading the
> doctring. 99% of users should already know from
> split-window-horizotnally and it's counter part what horizontal and
> vertical means in the context of window.  But I'm also fine with
> left-right, only problem is that it will make searching through C-h f
> and 'C-h m' a little bit weird

Agreed, let's stick to the established terminology.