Thank for your answer, Björn and Tony! Now I understand the reason for this behavior. I will figure something out…
Zhao On Jan 2, 2012, at 12:58 PM, björn wrote: > 2012/1/2 Tony Mechelynck: >> I'm redirecting this thread to the vim_mac group and adding Björn to the CC. > > Thanks for bringing this to my attention Tony. > >> On 02/01/12 03:33, Zhao Cai wrote: >>>> >>>> On 01/01/12 16:37, Zhao Cai wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Problem: Right after `set guifont=…`, `winwidth()` returns the old win >>>>> width instead of the new width which would be changed by new guifont size. >>>>> >>>>> I tried to call `redraw` between but it does not work. >>> >>> I just retested a few more times. The problem happens only when I use mac >>> lion's native full screen. For normal full screen, the winwidth function >>> works just fine. > > MacVim is a multiprocess application where core Vim runs in one > process and the MacVim GUI runs in another. When you call ":set > gfn=..." this causes an IPC message to be (asynchronously) sent to the > GUI which will then resize its window appropriately and then send > another message back to the Vim process telling it what the new window > size should be in order to fit on the screen. > > Hence, if you try to get the window width right after setting 'gfn' it > will still tell you the old value because the IPC message that tells > Vim about the updated window dimensions have yet to arrive. > > Fixing this problem will require a redesign to how MacVim resizes > windows, which is difficult I'm afraid. I'd suggest you try to find > other ways around this problem. > > Björn > > -- > You received this message from the "vim_mac" 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 from the "vim_mac" 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
