Re: Open fold above current line in diff mode

Ben Fritz wrote:

> Diff mode folds huge swaths of a file a lot of the time. So when I
> want to view some context around a diff, it is very inconvenient to
> place the cursor on the fold and use zo, because then the spot I was
> looking at jumps off-screen.
>
> So I can do :-1foldopen with my cursor *below* the fold to keep the
> part of interest right where I want it.
>
> But, this doesn't open the fold in both sides of the diff, unlike when I use zo.
>
> Is there a better way to show more context in a diff for a *specific*
> change. I don't want to use zr to unfold *everything*, just the one
> fold above the current change.

What I usually do: "0b". This means: go to start of the line and back
one word, thus ending up at the end of the last line in the fold and
opending that fold. This requires "hor" in 'foldopen'.

> Also, is this the intended behavior of :foldopen, that it doesn't act
> on both sides of a diff?

No, the folds in diff mode should be in sync.

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