Open "git add -p" window in new tab rather than horizontal split

[Hubro]

If I open fugitive :G then press P on a file to do git add -p, the interactive window pops up as another horizontal split. This means that most of the time, the current hunk is bigger than the window, so I have to scroll.

Is it possible to configure fugitive to open this window in a new tab or vertical split (covering the entire height of the window) instead?

(If using a Neovim floating window is also possible, that would be even better)

[tpope]

A new tab is possible with :tab Git add --patch. The map isn't configurable (Edit: though it can be remapped like any other map), but I suppose I'll try changing the default. There is already precedent for cvc forcing a new tab.

Neovim floating windows, as I understand them, are not a drop in replacement for regular windows in the same way that tabs are.

[Hubro]

Cool, thanks for the answer! Yeah, I think a tab is probably a more sane default than a second horizontal split.

In any case, I just realized that I can stage/unstage chunks directly from the :G screen, so I probably won't be using the add patch screen anyway. I keep getting surprised by how awesome this plugin is 😄

Neovim floating windows, as I understand them, are not a drop in replacement for regular windows in the same way that tabs are.

True, but it would still be awesome 😁 Worth thinking about, since Neovim supports floating windows and Vim now supports "popups", which by the looks of it is basically the same thing.

[rouflak]

@tpope Since a recent update the interactive add of fugitive opens in a new tab as a default behavior.
Is there a configuration that could help to meet the previous behavior?

Thx for helping

[tpope]

Define whatever map you want in after/ftplugin/fugitive.vim.