`org-capture` does not take up the full frame for me by default; I just
tried that in an emacs -Q session.

Look into `display-buffer-alist` (emacs inbuilt variable) or packages like
shackle or popwin for fine control on how you want to create windows when
opening buffers.

I do not use shackle for customizing the opening of capture buffers (as it
splits windows for me by default) but I do use it to do similar thing for
other kinds of buffers.

On Mon, Jun 8, 2015 at 12:38 PM Charles Millar <millarc@verizon.net> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> On 06/08/2015 11:23 AM, Eric S Fraga wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > as monitors get bigger and bigger, I tend to have lots of (emacs)
> > windows in a frame.  No matter how many I have, org-capture takes over
> > the whole frame which is kind of wasteful.  Obviously, I can bring up
> > any buffer I want while in the capture buffer but it would be nice to
> > have control over where and how the capture window is created and
> > placed, along the lines of org-src-window-setup and
> > org-agenda-window-setup.
> That would be nice! Eric, thanks for bringing this up.
> >
> > Would such a feature be possible, assuming it is not there already.  I
> > have not found the correct variable should it already be there...
> >
> > Thanks,
> > eric
>
> Charlie Millar
>
>