From f65bc62fac5123e5ea838d9fecf3211f6b906c53 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Martin Grenfell <martin_grenfell@msn.com>
Date: Tue, 2 Jun 2009 11:10:03 +1200
Subject: [PATCH] fix a bug that was occurring with :set nohidden

previously the code didnt take &hidden (it assumed it was set) into
account when determining if splitting was needed when using the o
mapping on a file node
---
 plugin/NERD_tree.vim | 9 +++++----
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/plugin/NERD_tree.vim b/plugin/NERD_tree.vim
index 742c897..baf35a3 100644
--- a/plugin/NERD_tree.vim
+++ b/plugin/NERD_tree.vim
@@ -796,12 +796,12 @@ function! s:TreeFileNode.open()
         call s:exec(winnr . "wincmd w")
 
     else
-        if !s:isWindowUsable(winnr("#")) && s:firstNormalWindow() ==# -1
+        if !s:isWindowUsable(winnr("#")) && s:firstUsableWindow() ==# -1
             call self.openSplit()
         else
             try
                 if !s:isWindowUsable(winnr("#"))
-                    call s:exec(s:firstNormalWindow() . "wincmd w")
+                    call s:exec(s:firstUsableWindow() . "wincmd w")
                 else
                     call s:exec('wincmd p')
                 endif
@@ -2517,14 +2517,15 @@ function! s:echoError(msg)
     call s:echo(a:msg)
     echohl normal
 endfunction
-"FUNCTION: s:firstNormalWindow(){{{2
+"FUNCTION: s:firstUsableWindow(){{{2
 "find the window number of the first normal window
-function! s:firstNormalWindow()
+function! s:firstUsableWindow()
     let i = 1
     while i <= winnr("$")
         let bnum = winbufnr(i)
         if bnum != -1 && getbufvar(bnum, '&buftype') ==# ''
                     \ && !getwinvar(i, '&previewwindow')
+                    \ && (!getbufvar(bnum, '&modified') || &hidden)
             return i
         endif