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- *gui_w32.txt* For Vim version 8.1. Last change: 2017 Oct 27
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+ *gui_w32.txt* For Vim version 8.1. Last change: 2019 May 05
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VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Bram Moolenaar
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| gui.txt | For generic items of the GUI.
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| os_win32.txt | For Win32 specific items.
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- {Vi does not have a Windows GUI}
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==============================================================================
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1. Starting the GUI *gui-w32-start*
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return with a command prompt after starting gvim. If not, you should use the
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"start" command: >
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start gvim [options] file ..
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+ < *E988*
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+ The console version with the | -g | option may also start the GUI by executing
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+ gvim.exe: >
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+ vim -g [options] file ..
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+ To make this work, gvim.exe must exist in the same directory as the vim.exe,
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+ and this feature must be enabled at compile time.
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+ One may also use `:gui ` from the console version. However, this is an
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+ experimental feature and this feature must be enabled at compile time.
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+ It uses a session file to recreate the current state of the console Vim in the
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+ GUI Vim.
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Note: All fonts (bold, italic) must be of the same size!!! If you don't do
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this, text will disappear or mess up the display. Vim does not check the font
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*:simalt* *:sim*
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:sim[alt] {key} simulate pressing {key} while holding Alt pressed.
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- {not in Vi} { only for Win32 versions}
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+ {only for Win32 versions}
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Note: ":si" means ":s" with the "i" flag.
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Normally, Vim takes control of all Alt-<Key> combinations, to increase the
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