How to install DejaVu Sans Mono font in vim for xp?

Question

I installed vim for xp, there is a _vimrc file in C: \ Vim, I installed the font in _vimrc :

 set guifont=Bitstream_Vera_Sans_Mono:h11:cANSI 

When I open vim, setup cannot work; when I open gvim, setup can work. what's the matter? The configuration I write in _vimrc can work fine in gvim when I open it, why can't it work in vim? In my gvim and cmd, I can see the Bitstream_Vera_Sans_Mono font on the screen, and my active console code page is set to 437, vim cannot use the Bitstream_Vera_Sans_Mono font, why?

Answer 1

In $MYVIMRC add the line:

 set guifont=DejaVu\ Sans\ Mono:h11 

... where :h11 , sets the height of 11 points.

NB: A _ can be used instead of space, so you don't need to use backslashes to avoid spaces.

Link

• :help 'guifont'

Notes, after updating to the question

'guifont' only works on the Vim GUI (i.e. gvim ), and not on the console (or terminal) instance of vim . Vim does not control the font of the terminal in which it works.

If you want to change the Windows XP ( ! ) Console font , see How to change the font of the Windows XP console? on SuperUser .