From f2707106bde0e67eef0734d46c1aa52d62850184 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Martin Grenfell <martin_grenfell@msn.com>
Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2009 11:14:19 +1300
Subject: [PATCH] bugfix: make the vsplit maps work when the tree is on the
 left

---
 plugin/NERD_tree.vim | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/plugin/NERD_tree.vim b/plugin/NERD_tree.vim
index d36d3f9..fe6aa6c 100644
--- a/plugin/NERD_tree.vim
+++ b/plugin/NERD_tree.vim
@@ -890,7 +890,8 @@ function! s:TreeFileNode.openVSplit()
         let winwidth = g:NERDTreeWinSize
     endif
 
-    exec "vsplit " . self.path.strForEditCmd()
+    let splitLocation = g:NERDTreeWinPos == "left" ? "rightbelow " : "leftabove "
+    exec splitLocation . "vertical new " . self.path.strForEditCmd()
 
     "resize the nerd tree back to the original size
     call s:exec("wincmd p")