Saluton Michael :)

On Sun 19 Apr 2009 20:52 +0200, Michael Henry <[email protected]> dixit:
> One advantage of GUI Vim not yet mentioned (if I've not
> missed anything) is the ability to resize via Vim script.
> In Gvim, I can execute the following:
>
> :set columns=161
>
> and the GUI window resizes to accommodate the 161
> columns (which makes room for a pair of 80-column
> vertical splits and the separating column between them).

Yes, I haven't thought about that!.

> I don't know how to make the equivalent behavior work
> in console Vim.  Is there a way to configure either Vim or
> the terminal emulator (or both) so that Vim can cause a
> resize of the terminal emulator's number of columns or lines?

I don't know of any way. The fastest way of resizing a console Vim
(under a terminal emulator, of course), is to use the mouse or any
keybinding the terminal emulator or the window manager (under X Window
System, I mean) has for such tasks.

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Raúl "DervishD" Núñez de Arenas Coronado
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