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set gvim font in .vimrc file

Asked 2010-07-23T07:46:39.743
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I am using gVim 7.2 on Windows 7. I can set the gui font as Consolas 10 (font size) from the menu. I am trying to set this in .vimrc file like below:

set guifont=Consolas\ 10

But it doesn't work. Does anyone know how to set this?

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  1. Start a graphical vim session.
  2. Do :e $MYGVIMRC Enter
  3. Use the graphical font selection dialog to select a font.
  4. Type :set guifont= Tab Enter.
  5. Type G o to start a new line at the end of the file.
  6. Type Ctrl+R followed by :.

The command in step 6 will insert the contents of the : special register which contains the last ex-mode command used. Here that will be the command from step 4, which has the properly formatted font name thanks to the tab completion of the value previously set using the GUI dialog.

answered 2013-03-13T06:26:54.720

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