Edits [2023-12-23 Sat] correction: “Buffler” is actually “Bufler” [2023-12-22 Fri] added updated groups section, and linked to my Firefox usage post. Added comments sections. Discussion Discussion can be had on this post at Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/18omuu7/using_bufler_and_exwm_to_group_my_browser_windows/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3 Mastodon: https://qoto.org/@worldsendless/111625703559060442 Github issue text This is associated with a Github issue.1 Note that this is with exwm, so Firefox buffers are first-class buffer citizens2. I used to have a single Firefox tab which contained my various social tabs with their particular settings.

Intro This is an issue that others are experiencing too.1 Just pulled and evalled latest bufler moments ago. Have multiple frames/windows running, eg C-x 2 M-x bufler choose one of the buffers from the list, to move to it See it close one of your other windows. I discovered this when it was eliminating my exwm workspaces upon choosing something, but I found that it is by no means limited to exwm things.

Using bufler1 and selectrum2 to navigate browser buffers concisely. Firefox plugin Because one of exwm greatest benefits is using emacs’ in-built buffer methods for navigation, it is handy to include the address of any website in its title so the buffer can be found by just searching, e.g., “slack”. For this reason the misleadingly named “KeePass Helper"3 is tremendously useful. Now I can easily select my buffers with a random-access method off a portion of the URL.

I find myself going back to regular WMs (my favorite from the past being KDE) because certain tasks are just deeply punishing in EXWM. When I’m doing my regular daily work I can usually make EXWM work for me. But here are the facts I experience with/without emacs as my window manager. Life is worse without EXWM Winum. Looking at a screen and hitting the num to focus there; I miss it dearly and cringe when I need to reach for the mouse.