split-term fails to restore window layout after quickfix

[zeekhuge]

Its simple, I have a file opened with :10Term and then I want to see the :Gstatus (fugitive plugin) . It opens up a QuickFix window and it distorts the layout .

[mklabs]

Hi, I'm sorry for that. I noticed similar issues when redrawing the layout. I believe this is a rather complicated issue to fix, letting it open but I can't promise any fix soon.

[zeekhuge]

I would like to help with the fix, but will need some guidance on it.
What do you think is the general/broad solution to this ?

[mklabs]

@zeekhuge tbh, I frankly don't know. Firstly, maybe you could try to attach a screenshot whenever this issue arise ?

As I understand this, maybe a possible solution would be to adjust the buffer length / width to be wider when needed. Or radically different, just disallow any further splitting in a terminal window but I don't like this idea as it is rather useful. I really don't think there's an easy fix I can come up with ;) My vimscript foo is rather limited ^^

[mklabs]

To iterate on that, maybe using Quickfix layout such as fugitive is probably counter intuitive with :terminal workflow. Using tools like tig or jix may be better suited ?

[zeekhuge]

@mklabs : Of course thats not the best approach. In fact, I have now shifted to i3 window-manager and I do not use :terminal anymore. Instead, I have a real-terminal window open tiled with vim. (I didn't know about tig and jix ! they are cool )

Its not just about using fugitive. Even when I use buffergator, and open up its buffer-viewer, the layout gets distorted. So, the problem is actually real.

[mklabs]

I get it ;) I'm now using Magit in Vim (that I recommend!)

I'm just not sure how to fix it actually. I'll try to check how and when it can be fixed. Meanwhile, can you attach please a screenshot if you can whenever it happens to you ? So that I can see how it distort the layout on your setup.