Thank you *Alessandro Antonelli* and *Benjamin Esham*, but I find that the problem is with *:set lines*. For any value below 42, I get the number of lines I ask for, but for 42 or more I only get 41 lines. With the mouse, I can drag the window to 43 lines, but the emergence of the task bar prevents any further enlargement.
Normally, I run vim in an xterm with *-geom 80x59, *and altering my .vimrc to include *set lines=45 *instantly resizes the xterm window to 45 lines, but this does not transfer to gvim when I start it, it has only 41. In gvim I can set the number of lines below 42, but not above it. On Sun, Aug 2, 2020 at 7:00 AM Benjamin Esham <[email protected]> wrote: > Graham Lawrence wrote: > > > I start gvim with this entry in .bashrc > > > > alias G='gvim -fg white -bg black -geom 80x45 ' > > and have in .vimrc > > set guioptions=aeik > > > > which works as expected and gives me a gvim that looks like vim in a tty, > > except that the 3 lines lost by removing the menu and toolbar are gone, > and > > the remaining geometry is 80x42. > > > > Making the initial geometry 80x48 to compensate does not work as this > asks > > for a window taller than the screen, and apparently is just ignored. How > > can I get rid of the menu and toolbar and also maximize the window > height? > > You should be able to resize the window after setting 'guioptions' with > > set guioptions=aeik > set lines=45 > > There is a corresponding 'columns' option too, so you might be able to put > > set columns=80 lines=45 > > in your vimrc after setting 'guioptions' and then you wouldn't need the > "-geom" flag in your alias anymore. (If you want different window sizes in > different situations, though, maybe this wouldn't make sense.) > > HTH, > > Benjamin > > -- > -- > You received this message from the "vim_use" 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 because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "vim_use" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/vim_use/kdd5ci1a.2k7a88%40bdesham.net. > -- Graham Lawrence -- -- You received this message from the "vim_use" 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 because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "vim_use" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/vim_use/CA%2BE5mK74%3DORQNez%2BCuS2EwVYVTsphJUFoyDe9z0zCYava3tJ%2Bw%40mail.gmail.com.
