On Thursday, February 26, 2015 at 6:59:22 AM UTC-6, Don wrote: > Running gvim 7.4.591 on a FreeBSD 10.1 system (or 7.4.617 on an > up-to-date Arch Linux system), I attempt to reduce the font size > (using Edit->Set font) from the default 10-point Monospace to > 8-points, for the purpose of getting more text on the screen. The > response, surprisingly, is to reduce the size of the pane within the > gvim window, thus displaying the same amount of text in a smaller > area. Is there a way to get the effect I want with gvim, perhaps by > restoring the pane to full size? > > I did succeed in achieving something like what I want with vim by > adjusting the xterm font size, but for what I am going now, gvim is > preferable. Also, xterm provides only a few font-size choices; I'd > prefer the finer granularity available in gvim. > > /Don Allen
After you set the font size smaller, either grab the edge of the gvim window with your mouse and resize it like any other GUI application; or set the 'lines' and 'columns' options to the desired size to increase the window size (this method lets you specify a size in your gvimrc for example as well). Or just maximize the gvim window using your window manager. -- -- You received this message from the "vim_dev" maillist. Do not top-post! Type your reply below the text you are replying to. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "vim_dev" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vim_dev+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
