Tony Mechelynck wrote:
> Bram Moolenaar wrote:
> >
> > Patch 7.1.068
> > Problem: When 'equalalways' is set and splitting a window, it's possible
> > that another small window gets bigger.
> > Solution: Only equalize window sizes when after a split the windows are
> > smaller than another window. (Martin Toft)
> > Files: runtime/doc/options.txt, runtime/doc/windows.txt,
> > src/window.c
> [...]
>
> I guess there's something I don't understand.
>
> Let's say 'equalalways' is set and I've used Ctrl-W _ to temporarily make the
> current window full-size, squashing all windows above and below it to
> 'winminheight' (which I have set to zero in my vimrc).
>
> If I create or delete a window (e.g. with ":split") I would expect
> 'equalalways' to come into play, and redraw all windows to the same size
> (growing small windows and shrinking the current big one and its new child).
>
> This is in accord with how I understand the current (2007 Jul 11) help for
> 'equalalways'.
>
> What is wrong in my way of thinking?
If you make the current window use the maximum available space, and then
do ":split", don't you expect the two windows, the current one and the
new one, to occupy the same space? That is what I expect.
The 'equalalways' option has the intention to spread out the available
space, so that when you ":split" you can use the space from other
windows. But when the space from the current window is sufficient that
is not needed. That is what this patch fixes.
Another situation: I often have a window open to a file where I add
remarks. This only needs to be a few lines tall. When I split the main
window this other window is suddenly made a lot bigger, and I have to
resize it again. After this patch it works as I would expect.
Obviously it still isn't perfect, when closing a window the
intentionally small window still gets bigger. Vim can't know you don't
want this window to get some of the newly available space. A more
advanced solution could perhaps resize proportionally. But it's
probably very difficult to make that work well, considering windows can
be split horizontally and vertically to make very complex window
layouts.
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