Re: Getting Gvim print button to print in landscape mode
Christian Brabandt <[email protected]>
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| Message-ID | <Z8M3njoq7Z7/[email protected]> |
On Fri, 28 Feb 2025, Eric Marceau wrote:
> I've tried to set my vimrc parameters for landscape mode. Here is what I have in my file:
>
> ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
> │ "### │
> │ "###### Hardcopy Options │
> │ "###### See: https://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/print.html#print-options │
> │ "###### See: https://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/options.html#'statusline' for header format │
Note: vimdoc.sf.net is outdated, last updated for version 7.3.162.
Better use vimhelp.org
> │ "### │
> │ │
> │ "### Specify font for printout │
> │ "set printmbcharset="default" │
> │ "set printoptions="paper:letter,portrait:n,duplex:off,left:5pc,right:5pc,top:5pc,bottom:5pc,syntax:n,wrap:y" │
> │ "set printoptions="portrait:n,duplex:off,wrap:y,syntax:n" │
> │ "set printoptions="portrait:n,numbers:y,wrap:y,syntax:n,left:5pc,right:5pc,top:5pc,bottom:5pc" │
> │ "set printoptions="portrait:n,numbers:y,wrap:y,syntax:y" │
> │ set printoptions="portrait:n" │
Here you are not setting landscape mode.
> │ "set printfont="Courier:h15" │
> │ set printfont="SourceSans:h15" │
> │ "#set printheader="%t%=%{strftime('%c')}%=Page %N" │
> │ set printheader="%<%f%=Page %N" │
> └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
>
> The line in bold is, in my view, set to force landscape, but that never happens. As you can see, I tried many variations before eliminating everything, but the orientation for the printoptions variable.
Until v9.1.0907 Vim would always set "Portrait" in the generated
postscript file.
> VIM - Vi IMproved 8.2 (2019 Dec 12, compiled Feb 03 2025 11:54:38)
So I would suggest to update your Vim.
Thanks,
Chris
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