How to start gVim maximized?

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00:00 Question
00:35 Accepted answer (Score 13)
00:59 Answer 2 (Score 31)
01:18 Answer 3 (Score 7)
02:10 Answer 4 (Score 6)
02:41 Thank you

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Full question
https://superuser.com/questions/140419/h...

Accepted answer links:
[Vim's Wiki]: http://vim.wikia.com/wiki/Maximize_or_se...

Answer 2 links:
[Vim wiki]: http://vim.wikia.com/wiki/Maximize_or_se...

Answer 3 links:
http://vim.wikia.com/wiki/Maximize_or_se...

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#vim #gvim #crossplatform

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ANSWER 1

Score 31

From the Vim wiki:

au GUIEnter * simalt ~x

That'll work on Windows; I'm not sure what key combinations you'd need on Gnome/KDE.

ACCEPTED ANSWER

Score 14

The best way if you're concerned about cross-platform compatibility is set lines=999 columns=999. I've found it in Vim's Wiki, and despite it's not perfect, it's a best solution if you need to work on different operating systems.

ANSWER 3

Score 6

Trick with:

au GUIEnter * simalt ~x

depends on Windows language.

For my Polish version works:

au GUIEnter * simalt ~s

Where s comes from Mak_s_ymalizuj.

So if ~x doesn't work press ALT+SPACE to open Window menu and check shortcut for Ma_x_imize Window menu option.

ANSWER 4

Score 4

You can use maximize.dll plugin for fullscreen veiw on Vim (if you are using Windows). Just copy maximize.dll into vimdirectory/plugin folder.