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[Alfe <address@hidden>]

Hi Vincent,

El.douwen wrote:

> i have found the "go" menu where all the buffers are presented.
> but i dont understand what it represents and what is the aim
> because i read you, and i understand that there must be one buffer for
> one document;

Yes.

> that is to say one buffer for each window.

No.  Each instance of TeXmacs has a list of buffers and a list of windows.  
Both are rather independent from each other.

> So why would there be an other buffer at the background ?

If you are editing a file in TeXmacs, you can create another buffer by e. g. 
loading another TeXmacs file (F2 or File->Load...) or by creating a new 
buffer (M-F2 or File->New).  Do this several times and the Go menu will show 
one entry for each created buffer.  Just one of them is displayed in the 
window, the other ones are in the background (not visible).

You also can make TeXmacs open a new window (M-S-F2 or View->Clone window); 
each window can display one of the existing buffers, two windows can display 
different buffers or the same buffer (in which case editing the buffer in one 
window will be shown immediately in the other window as well).  You can 
choose for each window which buffer shall be displayed by using the window's 
Go menu.

Greetings,

Alfe