IT How Tos

Setting default fonts in GVIM

In order to set the correct font setting in GVIM

Implementation

First start by setting the font you want in an open GVIM session
:set guifont=*
- This will open a popup dialog so that the font can be set.
Then check the font
:set guifont?
- For example at the bottom of my current GVIM session I have
  guifont=Liberation Mono 16

Make permenant

Edit (using GVIM if preferred) this file:
$HOME/.vimrc
- Use this file to add the following lines
```
if has("gui_running")
    set guifont=Liberation\ Mono\ 16
endif
```
- Please note that if your guifont contains spaces, then escape them with a backslash
Save the document as $HOME/.vimrc

Reference

Stack Overflow question