[gvim] How can I get GVIM to always start in a maximized window?

[shawnhcorey]

Hi,

I'm using GNOME. I want to know if there is a command I can add to my ~/.gvimrc that will always start gvim in a maximzed window.

shc

[Mr. C.]

VIM FAQ Entry 31.15:


31.15. How do I change the location and size of a GUI Vim window?

You can use the "winpos" command to change the Vim window position. To
change the size of the window, you can modify the "lines" and "columns"
options.

For example, the following commands will position the GUI Vim window at the
X,Y co-ordinates 50,50 and set the number of lines to 50 and the number of
columsn to 80.

:winpos 50 50
:set lines=50
:set columns=80

The arguments to the 'winpos' command specify the pixel co-ordinates of the
Vim window. The 'lines' and 'columns' options specify the number of lines
and characters to use for the height and the width of the window
respectively.

For more information, read

:help 31.4
:help :winpos
:help 'lines'
:help 'columns'
:help GUIEnter

[shawnhcorey]

That's not quite what I asked. That sets the window to a predetermined size. I want it maximized.

I was thinking something like this but :simalt does work in the current version.


:autocmd GUIEnter * simalt <F10>

[Mr. C.]

Perhaps you overlooked the help information I presented to you:

:help 'lines'


'lines' number (default 24 or terminal height)
global
Number of lines of the Vim window.
Normally you don't need to set this. It is done automatically by the
terminal initialization code. Also see |posix-screen-size|.
When Vim is running in the GUI or in a resizable window, setting this
option will cause the window size to be changed. When you only want
to use the size for the GUI, put the command in your |gvimrc| file.
Vim limits the number of lines to what fits on the screen. You can
use this command to get the tallest window possible: >
:set lines=999

MrC

[shawnhcorey]

Perhaps you overlooked the help information on columns.

:help 'columns'


'columns' 'co' number (default 80 or terminal width)
global
{not in Vi}
Number of columns of the screen. Normally this is set by the terminal
initialization and does not have to be set by hand. Also see
|posix-screen-size|.
When Vim is running in the GUI or in a resizable window, setting this
option will cause the window size to be changed. When you only want
to use the size for the GUI, put the command in your |gvimrc| file.
When you set this option and Vim is unable to change the physical
number of columns of the display, the display may be messed up.
Minimum value is 12, maximum value is 10000.


That part about the display being messed up concerns me.

[Mr. C.]

Perhaps you overlooked the help information on columns.If this was directed at me, no, I certainly did not. I gave the link in my first post.



That part about the display being messed up concerns me.
There is no harm in trying it.

You can also set properties for the various GUI launchers, like the Terminal (Accessories). Check out:


man gnome-terminal

and you will see a --geometry switch. You use this to specify windows sizes and positions. Here's what geometry looks like:


GEOMETRY SPECIFICATIONS
One of the advantages of using window systems instead of hardwired ter-
minals is that applications don't have to be restricted to a particular
size or location on the screen. Although the layout of windows on a
display is controlled by the window manager that the user is running
(described below), most X programs accept a command line argument of
the form -geometry WIDTHxHEIGHT+XOFF+YOFF (where WIDTH, HEIGHT, XOFF,
and YOFF are numbers) for specifying a preferred size and location for
this application's main window.

The WIDTH and HEIGHT parts of the geometry specification are usually
measured in either pixels or characters, depending on the application.
The XOFF and YOFF parts are measured in pixels and are used to specify
the distance of the window from the left or right and top and bottom
edges of the screen, respectively. Both types of offsets are measured
from the indicated edge of the screen to the corresponding edge of the
window. The X offset may be specified in the following ways:

+XOFF The left edge of the window is to be placed XOFF pixels in from
the left edge of the screen (i.e., the X coordinate of the win-
dow's origin will be XOFF). XOFF may be negative, in which
case the window's left edge will be off the screen.

-XOFF The right edge of the window is to be placed XOFF pixels in
from the right edge of the screen. XOFF may be negative, in
which case the window's right edge will be off the screen.

The Y offset has similar meanings:

+YOFF The top edge of the window is to be YOFF pixels below the top
edge of the screen (i.e., the Y coordinate of the window's ori-
gin will be YOFF). YOFF may be negative, in which case the
window's top edge will be off the screen.

-YOFF The bottom edge of the window is to be YOFF pixels above the
bottom edge of the screen. YOFF may be negative, in which case
the window's bottom edge will be off the screen.

Offsets must be given as pairs; in other words, in order to specify
either XOFF or YOFF both must be present. Windows can be placed in the
four corners of the screen using the following specifications:

+0+0 upper left hand corner.

-0+0 upper right hand corner.

-0-0 lower right hand corner.

+0-0 lower left hand corner.

In the following examples, a terminal emulator is placed in roughly the
center of the screen and a load average monitor, mailbox, and clock are
placed in the upper right hand corner:

xterm -fn 6x10 -geometry 80x24+30+200 &
xclock -geometry 48x48-0+0 &
xload -geometry 48x48-96+0 &
xbiff -geometry 48x48-48+0 &

MrC

[wdw443]

Hi,

I'm using GNOME. I want to know if there is a command I can add to my ~/.gvimrc that will always start gvim in a maximzed window.

shc

I let my gvim start maximaized with "devilspie". This means that you should install "devilspie" first.(sudo apt-get install devilspie)
Then touch the config file "gvim.ds" in ~/.devilspie/, (if ~/.devilspie does not exist, just make it). Following is what looks like in gvim.ds.
$cat /home/me/.devilspie/gvim.ds
(if
(contains(window_name) "Vim")
(fullscreen)
)

Now start devilspie,
$devilspie &
After that you can start your GVim in full screen, I hope it works!:)

[LorisB]

I let my gvim start maximaized with "devilspie". This means that you should install "devilspie" first.(sudo apt-get install devilspie)
Then touch the config file "gvim.ds" in ~/.devilspie/, (if ~/.devilspie does not exist, just make it). Following is what looks like in gvim.ds.
$cat /home/me/.devilspie/gvim.ds
(if
(contains(window_name) "Vim")
(fullscreen)
)

Now start devilspie,
$devilspie &
After that you can start your GVim in full screen, I hope it works!:)

That works for me, thanks ! I replaced fullscreen with maximize, because I don't want the window title to go away.

[Amy lsdell]

The original question was "How can I get GVIM to always start in a maximized window?".

The solution: add 2 lines in profile, "set winheight=999", and "set winwidth=999", that's all.

Why are we getting all these garbage unrelated responses?

Do not answer the question if you don't know the answer.

Do not answer the question if you do not want to read the question.

Do not reply to any question just to show off your fixed area of expertise.

No wonder Unixes were unable to dent garbage OS like Microsoft's.

[Mr. C.]

The original question was "How can I get GVIM to always start in a maximized window?".

The solution: add 2 lines in profile, "set winheight=999", and "set winwidth=999", that's all.



Curious, as these are vim FUNCTIONS, which RETURN values, and are used as follows:


:echo "The current window has " . winheight(0) . " lines."


Your "solution" does not work in my gvim.




Why are we getting all these garbage unrelated responses?


There is nothing unrelated at all about the posts. They are all possible answers, or helpful to others.


Do not answer the question if you don't know the answer.

Do not answer the question if you do not want to read the question.

Do not reply to any question just to show off your fixed area of expertise.

Let's add some others:

Do not chastise people who take the time to help out.

Do not answer two year old threads.

Do not assume what others have and have not read.

Do not assume your interpretation is correct.

Do not assume there is only one answer - yours.

Do not assume others desire to remain ignorant or lack desire to learn.

Do not stray from a thread's topic by adding your own digs under the guise of being helpful.



No wonder Unixes were unable to dent garbage OS like Microsoft's.

Yup, you've nailed the root cause. Now go pat yourself on the back and take a hike.

[hessiess]

Use a tiling WM :)

[SilverWave]

> E.g In ~/.bashrc:
>
> alias gvim="gvim -geom 80x30"

My setting is:
alias gvim="gvim -geom 210x50"

Cheers.

[jack_the_lad]

the easiest way to do this in ubuntu is via ccsm.

launch terminal and type


ccsm

then navigate to window management and enable window rules.

under window rules put "class=Gvim" in maximized column.


gvim should now start maximized.

[leondz]

Thanks jack_the_lad, this works very well (on 10.10 as well as 11.x) - much better than the lines=999 columns=999, which doesn't always open gvim on the same workspace as it was invoked.