Commit: runtime(netrw): 'equalalways' is not always respected

[Christian Brabandt]

runtime(netrw): 'equalalways' is not always respected

Commit: https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/58304078ad0a4954fe57699acc6e75d0b9da86c0
Author: Christian Brabandt <c...@256bit.org>
Date: Tue Sep 23 18:13:28 2025 +0000

runtime(netrw): 'equalalways' is not always respected

fixes: https://github.com/vim/vim/issues/18358

Signed-off-by: Christian Brabandt <c...@256bit.org>

diff --git a/runtime/pack/dist/opt/netrw/autoload/netrw.vim b/runtime/pack/dist/opt/netrw/autoload/netrw.vim
index e7d2bde50..9b0ffe510 100644
--- a/runtime/pack/dist/opt/netrw/autoload/netrw.vim
+++ b/runtime/pack/dist/opt/netrw/autoload/netrw.vim
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
" 2025 Sep 05 by Vim Project ensure netrw#fs#Dirname() returns trailing slash #18199
" 2025 Sep 11 by Vim Project only keep cursor position in tree mode #18275
" 2025 Sep 17 by Vim Project tighten the regex to handle remote compressed archives #18318
+" 2025 Sep 18 by Vim Project equalalwayse not always respected #18358
" Copyright: Copyright (C) 2016 Charles E. Campbell {{{1
" Permission is hereby granted to use and distribute this code,
" with or without modifications, provided that this copyright
@@ -3838,6 +3839,8 @@ function s:NetrwBrowseChgDir(islocal, newdir, cursor, ...)
exe "keepalt ".(g:netrw_alto? "bel " : "abo ").winsz."wincmd s"
if !&ea
keepalt wincmd _
+ else
+ exe "keepalt wincmd ="
endif
call s:SetRexDir(a:islocal,curdir)

@@ -3847,6 +3850,8 @@ function s:NetrwBrowseChgDir(islocal, newdir, cursor, ...)
exe "keepalt ".(g:netrw_alto? "top " : "bot ")."vert ".winsz."wincmd s"
if !&ea
keepalt wincmd |
+ else
+ exe "keepalt wincmd ="
endif
call s:SetRexDir(a:islocal,curdir)

@@ -7016,6 +7021,9 @@ function s:NetrwSplit(mode)
NetrwKeepj call s:RestoreWinVars()
NetrwKeepj call netrw#LocalBrowseCheck(s:NetrwBrowseChgDir(1,s:NetrwGetWord(),1))
unlet s:didsplit
+ if &ea
+ exe "keepalt wincmd ="
+ endif

elseif a:mode == 4
" local and t
@@ -7053,6 +7061,9 @@ function s:NetrwSplit(mode)
NetrwKeepj call s:RestoreWinVars()
NetrwKeepj call netrw#LocalBrowseCheck(s:NetrwBrowseChgDir(1,s:NetrwGetWord(),1))
unlet s:didsplit
+ if &ea
+ exe "keepalt wincmd ="
+ endif

else
call netrw#msg#Notify('ERROR', '(NetrwSplit) unsupported mode='.a:mode)