nerdtree auto focus to file when opened in new tab

Question

I am using NerdTree on Linux . I would like to jump from the nerd tree buffer to the file buffer after opening a file in a new tab using 't'. I need to press 'Ctrl+W+W' all the time.

Any idea about how to have vi execute C-W-W after a new buffer is created .

Sairam

Velvavelvet

Answer 1

Simply add autocmd BufNew * wincmd l to your .vimrc

Syriac

For future travelers: This doesn't work for me (vim 7.2), but putting PaulP's solution in .vimrc after the the line autocmd vimenter * NERDTree did the trick – Disengagement

Yohann's solution worked for me, not this one. Not sure if this is out of date or not, but definitely is very similar. – Blimey

Answer 2

When vim starts, it opens a window for the file, then it opens another window for NerdTree.

The easiest way to come back to the main window is just to jump to the previous window like this:

" Start NERDTree
autocmd VimEnter * NERDTree
" Go to previous (last accessed) window.
autocmd VimEnter * wincmd p

Braunstein

exactly what i needed! when opening a file with vim, this sets focus to the newly opened file while still opening NERDTree – Cavalier

You can combine commands: autocmd VimEnter * NERDTree | wincmd p – Middlemost

perfect thanks got here by searching vimenter window – Interfertile

This works actually. Combining as @Middlemost says doesn't works for me, not sure why. – Vena

to make NERDTree open on startup and stay focus on nerdtree if no files specified autocmd StdinReadPre * let s:std_in=1 autocmd VimEnter * if argc() == 0 && !exists("s:std_in") | NERDTree | else | NERDTree | wincmd p | endif – Quip

Answer 3

You can use so-called autocommands, like:

  au BufNew * <command>

It will execute command when new buffer is created. Start from there. Check out vimdoc on the subject.

Abidjan