VIM: How can i open a file at right side as vsplit from a left side NerdTree panel?

Question

I installed NerdTree plugin.

How can i open a file at right side as vsplit from a left side NerdTree panel ?

Answer 1

To make vsplit put the new buffer on the right of the current buffer:

set splitright

Similarly, to make split put the new buffer below the current buffer:

set splitbelow

I haven't tried this with NerdTree, however.

Answer 2

There's a s command, but it opens a file split to the left of current buffer. Though you can press Ctrl+W r to swap windows then.

Answer 3

This is a bit of a hack, but how I do it is this:

1. Put cursor in window I want to open file into
2. Hit <leader>n<leader>n (this closes NERDtree and then opens it again with the cursor in NERDtree)
3. Select the file

On my system this opens it on the last window I was just on if the file isn't already open on my screen.

Start in the window you want to open your file into.

Hit <leader>n<leader>n to close and reopen NERDTree

Select the file you want!

A quick C-w = will get your windows back to proper proportions.