In Emacs, C-x o takes me to the next window.
What keyboard macro takes me to the previous window in Emacs?
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You might also want to try using windmove which lets you navigate to the window of your choice based on geometry. I have the following in my .emacs file to change windows using C-x arrow-key.
(global-set-key (kbd "C-x <up>") 'windmove-up)
(global-set-key (kbd "C-x <down>") 'windmove-down)
(global-set-key (kbd "C-x <right>") 'windmove-right)
(global-set-key (kbd "C-x <left>") 'windmove-left)
That'd be C-- C-x o
In other words, C-x o with an argument of -1. You can specify how many windows to move by inserting a numeric argument between C-u and the command, as in C-u 2 C-x o. (C-- is a shortcut for C-u - 1)
M-n and M-p makes the most sense to me, since they are analogous to C-n (next-line) and C-p (previous-line):
(define-key global-map (kbd "M-p") 'previous-multiframe-window)
(define-key global-map (kbd "M-n") 'other-window)
The fastest method I have found for switching to the previous window is to mash a couple keys together as a "key-chord". The following lets you use your left pinky+ring fingers together to go to previous window:
(key-chord-define-global "qw" 'prev-window)
(key-chord-define-global "'y" 'other-window) ; bonus for my colemak, adjust otherwise
(key-chord-define-global ";'" 'other-window) ; probably normal
(This is possible because Emacs key chords are order independent, meaning that qw is the same as wq.)
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