On Tuesday, July 22, 2014 12:38:08 PM UTC+2, Tony Mechelynck wrote:
> On Tuesday, July 22, 2014 12:38:49 AM UTC+2, Mikael Säker wrote:
>
> > I really like to work in full screen mode and also do ":set columns=90" or
> > so to get a distraction free view of my files (see screenshot).
>
> >
>
> > However, the number of columns displayed is reset to max when I open some
> > files (not sure what triggers that). Is it possible to somehow force the
> > editor to stick to a certain number of columns?
>
> >
>
> > Cheers,
>
> >
>
> > Mikael
>
>
>
> I think this question is not specific to the Mac; I'm resending this to the
> vim_use list.
>
>
>
> If you set the 'columns' width to less than the maximum, it isn't full-screen
> mode; but it ought to be possible to use full height with less than full
> width, at least in gvim (in Console Vim it would mean resizing the underlying
> terminal, which is possible in some terminals and not in others), e.g. like
> this:
>
>
>
> if has('gui_running')
>
> set lines=999 columns=90
>
> endif
>
>
>
> Normally, plugins and scripts should not resize gvim. If you still see it
> happen, you can pin it on the culprit by means of
>
>
>
> :verbose set lines? columns?
>
>
>
> then if that script is yours you can correct it, and if it isn't you might be
> able to work around it by means of either a small script in an
> |after-directory|, or an |autocommand| for some well-chosen event.
>
>
>
> Note that if you try (or if some script tries) to set 'lines' and/or
> 'columns' to more than what is available, Vim will use the available maximum
> and adjust the option down to that; thus ":set lines=999" above intentionally
> uses more than the available number of lines in order to set gvim to full
> height. The above ":verbose set" etc. will show you that it is not actually
> set to nine hundred and ninety-nine lines.
>
>
>
>
>
> Best regards,
>
> Tony.
>
> --
>
> I suggest you locate your hot tub outside your house, so it won't do too
>
> much damage if it catches fire or explodes. First you decide which
>
> direction your hot tub should face for maximum solar energy. After much
>
> trial and error, I have found that the best direction for a hot tub to face
>
> is up.
>
> -- Dave Barry, "The Taming of the Screw"
Thanks. I'll try something like that.
Mikael
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