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diff --git a/el/dot-emacs.el b/el/dot-emacs.el
index eb30141..c042a8c 100644
--- a/el/dot-emacs.el
+++ b/el/dot-emacs.el
@@ -321,6 +321,43 @@ Evil key bindings are defined in `mdw-evil-keymap-keys'."
       org-export-docbook-xslt-stylesheet
       "/usr/share/xml/docbook/stylesheet/docbook-xsl/fo/docbook.xsl")
 
+;; Some hacks to do with window placement.
+
+(defun mdw-clobber-other-windows-showing-buffer (buffer-or-name)
+  "Arrange that no windows on other frames are showing BUFFER-OR-NAME."
+  (interactive "bBuffer: ")
+  (let ((home-frame (selected-frame))
+	(buffer (get-buffer buffer-or-name))
+	(safe-buffer (get-buffer "*scratch*")))
+    (mapc (lambda (frame)
+	    (or (eq frame home-frame)
+		(mapc (lambda (window)
+			(and (eq (window-buffer window) buffer)
+			     (set-window-buffer window safe-buffer)))
+		      (window-list frame))))
+	  (frame-list))))
+
+(defvar mdw-inhibit-walk-windows nil
+  "If non-nil, then `walk-windows' does nothing.
+This is used by advice on `switch-to-buffer-other-frame' to inhibit finding
+buffers in random frames.")
+
+(defadvice walk-windows (around mdw-inhibit activate)
+  "If `mdw-inhibit-walk-windows' is non-nil, then do nothing."
+  (and (not mdw-inhibit-walk-windows)
+       ad-do-it))
+
+(defadvice switch-to-buffer-other-frame
+    (around mdw-always-new-frame activate)
+  "Always make a new frame.
+Even if an existing window in some random frame looks tempting."
+  (let ((mdw-inhibit-walk-windows t)) ad-do-it))
+
+(defadvice display-buffer (before mdw-inhibit-other-frames activate)
+  "Don't try to do anything fancy with other frames.
+Pretend they don't exist.  They might be on other display devices."
+  (ad-set-arg 2 nil))
+
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