On Fri, Nov 13, 2009 at 08:24:07PM -0800, Jason wrote:
>
> 
> I would like to set the initial window size and position of Gvim in
> Ubuntu. In my .vimrc file, I have:
> if has("gui_running")
>   " GUI is running or is about to start.
>   " Maximize gvim window.
>   set lines=99 columns=100
> else
>   " This is console Vim.
>   if exists("+lines")
>     set lines=99
>   endif
>   if exists("+columns")
>     set columns=100
>   endif
> endif
> 
> I tried adjusting these numbers but it does not seem to change the
> size of Gvim window. Any hints for me?
> 
> Thank you.

I found the easiest way is to just set an alias in your shells rc and
use the geometry argument.
E.g In ~/.bashrc:

alias gvim="gvim -geom 80x30"

PS. Are you sure you want so many lines and columns? Your console is
likely to only be 80x25

Regards,

-- 

 Frank

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