The width and the height of the gvim window can be changed using set command. Let’s add these commands to the _vimrc file.
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Click “Edit” -> “Startup Settings“. The
_vimrc file will be opened in the gvim window.
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Add the following commands to the end of the file:
" Set the width and the height of the gvim window.
"
set columns=120
set lines=60 |
- Save the
_vimrc file and quit gvim.
- Restart gvim to see if window width and height have changed.
Gvim is the GUI of the popular text editor vim. You can change the color scheme and the font of the gvim window from “Edit” menu. However, in order for gvim to remember your settings, you have to edit the configuration file _vimrc, which is usually located in the installation directory of vim.
Here are the steps to save settings for the font and the color scheme of the gvim window:
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Click “Edit” -> “Startup Settings“. The
_vimrc file will be opened in the gvim window.
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Add the following commands to the end of the file:
" Set the color scheme. Change 'darkblue' to the name of your scheme.
"
color darkblue
" Set the font. Change 'Courier_New' to your favorite font.
"
set guifont=Courier_New:h10 |
- Save the
_vimrc file and quit gvim.
- Restart gvim to check if the settings have been saved.