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Asked: 2026-06-13T23:13:32+00:00

I wanted to use tab file feature of gvim, hence I moved to gvim

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I wanted to use tab file feature of gvim, hence I moved to gvim 7.0 from gvim 6.4.6 since older one does not support it. However to my amazement I see much better GUI in my older gvim. Not only the appearance but options are also less. For example in the “Edit” menu there is no select font option which was there in GVIM 6.4.6.

Do I need to change something (.vimrc etc) to have GUI and features better than 6.4.6? Attach is the screenshot showing new vs old to give you an idea…

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New GVIM vs Old

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  1. Editorial Team

    You’re comparing apples and oranges. Vim can be compiled with different GUI toolkits, and your newer, less-appealing looking one was compiled without the modern GTK2 GUI.

    You can check this via :version. Try to get a different Vim build.

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