From 8638d7b059f7e9f9951ff751c58100a543763180 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Tim Pope <code@tpope.net>
Date: Mon, 5 Sep 2011 20:46:52 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Clever window size on :Gcommit from :Gstatus

---
 plugin/fugitive.vim | 11 +++++------
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/plugin/fugitive.vim b/plugin/fugitive.vim
index adb1e1e..35ad807 100644
--- a/plugin/fugitive.vim
+++ b/plugin/fugitive.vim
@@ -767,7 +767,6 @@ endfunction
 call s:command("-nargs=? -complete=customlist,s:CommitComplete Gcommit :execute s:Commit(<q-args>)")
 
 function! s:Commit(args) abort
-  let old_type = s:buffer().type()
   let cd = exists('*haslocaldir') && haslocaldir() ? 'lcd ' : 'cd '
   let dir = getcwd()
   let msgfile = s:repo().dir('COMMIT_EDITMSG')
@@ -812,15 +811,15 @@ function! s:Commit(args) abort
         if args !~# '\%(^\| \)--cleanup\>'
           let args = '--cleanup=strip '.args
         endif
-        let old_nr = bufnr('')
         if bufname('%') == '' && line('$') == 1 && getline(1) == '' && !&mod
-          edit `=msgfile`
+          keepalt edit `=msgfile`
+        elseif s:buffer().type() ==# 'index'
+          keepalt edit `=msgfile`
+          execute (search('^#','n')+1).'wincmd+'
+          setlocal nopreviewwindow
         else
           keepalt split `=msgfile`
         endif
-        if old_type ==# 'index'
-          execute 'bdelete '.old_nr
-        endif
         let b:fugitive_commit_arguments = args
         setlocal bufhidden=delete filetype=gitcommit
         return '1'