[SOLVED] Separate fonts for vim/neovim and terminal?

Sanjeeb_subedi · 08-20-2020, 04:33 AM

I want to use different fonts on vim and terminal. But I cannot find a way to do it. I think there must be a way to do it with autocmd or something like that.. Is it possible?

boughtonp · 08-20-2020, 11:24 AM

The Vim wiki says:

Quote:

Originally Posted by https://vim.fandom.com/wiki/Change_font

Console Vim uses whatever font the console/terminal is using. Changing the font in your terminal is done differently depending on your system and the terminal in use. Consult the documentation or manpages for your terminal, or do a web search for how to change the font in your chosen terminal. Vim cannot use a different font than the rest of the terminal.

In which case the only workarounds I can see are:
* change the font before you start vim and change it back afterwards
* use a different terminal for vim than the one you use for everything else

It looks like xterm has command-line options for fonts, but I got a "cannot load font" error with both font name and absolute path when trying this:

Code:

xterm -fn fontname -e vim

ondoho · 08-21-2020, 01:16 AM

I'd write myself a script that starts vim in a terminal with a suitable font, and bind that to a hotkey.

Sanjeeb_subedi · 08-22-2020, 01:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by boughtonp

The Vim wiki says:

In which case the only workarounds I can see are:
* change the font before you start vim and change it back afterwards
* use a different terminal for vim than the one you use for everything else

It looks like xterm has command-line options for fonts, but I got a "cannot load font" error with both font name and absolute path when trying this:

Code:

xterm -fn fontname -e vim

I also considered these options but both are not efficient enough

Sanjeeb_subedi · 08-22-2020, 01:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ondoho

I'd write myself a script that starts vim in a terminal with a suitable font, and bind that to a hotkey.

If use the simple terminal from suckless which uses the default monospace font. This makes it even more difficult and not worth it.

ondoho · 08-22-2020, 02:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sanjeeb_subedi

I also considered these options but both are not efficient enough

I have no idea what "not efficient enough" means here. If you want others to help you with your problems you should take the time & effort to describe them properly.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sanjeeb_subedi

If use the simple terminal from suckless which uses the default monospace font.

You can tell it which font to use by editing a file I believe is called "options.h", then recompile.