Show sign on first line when line(s) deleted at start of file.

README.mkd

@@ -204,6 +204,7 @@ To customise the symbols, add the following to your `~/.vimrc`:
 let g:gitgutter_sign_added = 'xx'
 let g:gitgutter_sign_modified = 'yy'
 let g:gitgutter_sign_removed = 'zz'
+let g:gitgutter_sign_removed_first_line = '^^'
 let g:gitgutter_sign_modified_removed = 'ww'
 ```
 
@@ -276,10 +277,6 @@ let g:gitgutter_realtime = 0
 let g:gitgutter_eager = 0
 ```
 
-> Why is no sign shown if I delete the first line(s) in a file?
-
-vim-gitgutter shows removed lines with a sign on the line above.  In this case there isn't a line above so vim-gitgutter can't show the sign.  In due course I'll fix this with an overline character on the first line.
-
 > What happens if I also use another plugin which uses signs (e.g. Syntastic)?
 
 Vim only allows one sign per line.  Before adding a sign to a line, vim-gitgutter checks whether a sign has already been added by somebody else.  If so it doesn't do anything.  In other words vim-gitgutter won't overwrite another plugin's signs.  It also won't remove another plugin's signs.

autoload/diff.vim

@@ -142,7 +142,11 @@ function! diff#process_added(modifications, from_count, to_count, to_line)
 endfunction
 
 function! diff#process_removed(modifications, from_count, to_count, to_line)
-  call add(a:modifications, [a:to_line, 'removed'])
+  if a:to_line == 0
+    call add(a:modifications, [1, 'removed_first_line'])
+  else
+    call add(a:modifications, [0, 'removed'])
+  endif
 endfunction
 
 function! diff#process_modified(modifications, from_count, to_count, to_line)

autoload/highlight.vim

@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ function! highlight#define_signs()
   sign define GitGutterLineAdded
   sign define GitGutterLineModified
   sign define GitGutterLineRemoved
+  sign define GitGutterLineRemovedFirstLine
   sign define GitGutterLineModifiedRemoved
   sign define GitGutterDummy
 
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ function! highlight#define_sign_text()
   execute "sign define GitGutterLineAdded           text=" . g:gitgutter_sign_added
   execute "sign define GitGutterLineModified        text=" . g:gitgutter_sign_modified
   execute "sign define GitGutterLineRemoved         text=" . g:gitgutter_sign_removed
+  execute "sign define GitGutterLineRemovedFirstLine text=" . g:gitgutter_sign_removed_first_line
   execute "sign define GitGutterLineModifiedRemoved text=" . g:gitgutter_sign_modified_removed
 endfunction
 
@@ -68,6 +70,7 @@ function! highlight#define_sign_text_highlights()
   sign define GitGutterLineAdded           texthl=GitGutterAdd
   sign define GitGutterLineModified        texthl=GitGutterChange
   sign define GitGutterLineRemoved         texthl=GitGutterDelete
+  sign define GitGutterLineRemovedFirstLine texthl=GitGutterDelete
   sign define GitGutterLineModifiedRemoved texthl=GitGutterChangeDelete
 endfunction
 
@@ -76,11 +79,13 @@ function! highlight#define_sign_line_highlights()
     sign define GitGutterLineAdded           linehl=GitGutterAddLine
     sign define GitGutterLineModified        linehl=GitGutterChangeLine
     sign define GitGutterLineRemoved         linehl=GitGutterDeleteLine
+    sign define GitGutterLineRemovedFirstLine linehl=GitGutterDeleteLine
     sign define GitGutterLineModifiedRemoved linehl=GitGutterChangeDeleteLine
   else
     sign define GitGutterLineAdded           linehl=
     sign define GitGutterLineModified        linehl=
     sign define GitGutterLineRemoved         linehl=
+    sign define GitGutterLineRemovedFirstLine linehl=
     sign define GitGutterLineModifiedRemoved linehl=
   endif
 endfunction

autoload/hunk.vim

@@ -54,7 +54,8 @@ function! hunk#prev_hunk(count)
       if hunk[2] < current_line
         let hunk_count += 1
         if hunk_count == a:count
-          execute 'normal!' hunk[2] . 'G'
+          let target = hunk[2] == 0 ? 1 : hunk[2]
+          execute 'normal!' target . 'G'
           break
         endif
       endif
@@ -69,6 +70,11 @@ function! hunk#current_hunk()
   let current_line = line('.')
 
   for hunk in s:hunks
+    if current_line == 1 && hunk[2] == 0
+      let current_hunk = hunk
+      break
+    endif
+
     if current_line >= hunk[2] && current_line < hunk[2] + (hunk[3] == 0 ? 1 : hunk[3])
       let current_hunk = hunk
       break

autoload/utility.vim

@@ -88,6 +88,8 @@ function! utility#highlight_name_for_change(text)
     return 'GitGutterLineAdded'
   elseif a:text ==# 'removed'
     return 'GitGutterLineRemoved'
+  elseif a:text ==# 'removed_first_line'
+    return 'GitGutterLineRemovedFirstLine'
   elseif a:text ==# 'modified'
     return 'GitGutterLineModified'
   elseif a:text ==# 'modified_removed'

doc/gitgutter.txt

@@ -270,12 +270,7 @@ a. Why are the colours in the sign column weird?
   Your colorscheme is configuring the |hl-SignColumn| highlight group weirdly.
   Please see |GitGutterCustomisation| on customising the sign column.
 
-b. Why is no sign shown if I delete the first line(s) in a file?
-
-  vim-gitgutter shows removed lines with a sign on the line above.  In this
-  case there isn't a line above so vim-gitgutter can't show the sign.
-
-c. What happens if I also use another plugin which uses signs (e.g. Syntastic)?
+b. What happens if I also use another plugin which uses signs (e.g. Syntastic)?
 
   Vim only allows one sign per line. Before adding a sign to a line,
   vim-gitgutter checks whether a sign has already been added by somebody else.

plugin/gitgutter.vim

@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ call s:set('g:gitgutter_eager',                 1)
 call s:set('g:gitgutter_sign_added',            '+')
 call s:set('g:gitgutter_sign_modified',         '~')
 call s:set('g:gitgutter_sign_removed',          '_')
+call s:set('g:gitgutter_sign_removed_first_line', '‾')
 call s:set('g:gitgutter_sign_modified_removed', '~_')
 call s:set('g:gitgutter_diff_args',             '')
 call s:set('g:gitgutter_escape_grep',           0)