vim/nvim not filling windows terminal [closed]

Question

I'm runing nvim through wsl2 on ubuntu. However if I use the windows terminal nvim or vim will not fill the whole terminal

How can I get rid of those black borders?

It works just fine if I use the Ubuntu terminal. But I'd prefer to use the Windows Terminal

Eolanda

From the images I honestly cannot see the problem you mention. – Noisome

I edited the first screenshot with arrows to make it more clear. – Eolanda

ah ok thanks I see it now – Noisome

What does your profile for this shell look like in settings.json? – Noisome

Answer 1

In your profile in settings.json add this: "padding" : "0, 0, 0, 0"

Noisome

For the lazy, "padding": "0" also works. – Wappes

Answer 2

With "padding": "0" I still got the black bar on the right, to get rid of it set "scrollbarState": "hidden"

Kafka

Answer 3

Actually，I set "padding": "0" and scrollbarState": "hidden".

There is still a distance at the bottom of Windows terminal where the content is never displayed.

Blinny

Answer 4

It occured to me recently, but I found a way to deal with it.
Open the settings.json and then add "padding": "0, 0, 0, -3",.

At least it works for me.

Salisbarry

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thanks for the "-3", didn't realise you could have negative values and this got rid of the extra padding at the bottom of the screen for me! – Resht

Answer 5

On Windows Terminal Preview

1. Go to Settings > Profiles > YOUR_TERMINAL > APPEARANCE
2. Set Padding to 0
3. Set Scrollbar Visibility hidden
4. Hit save.

Like so:

Cheongsam

Answer 6

Font size was the issue for me. I had increased it to '14' from the default '12' but changed it back to '12' and the gaps on the right and bottom are now gone.

Tamarind

Answer 7

For me very interesting configuration helped))

1. I am using windows terminal with Nerd Fonrs and with default font size 14px
2. I am using windows with such screen settings

I've added next to terminal settings.json (see padding property)

After that I still have some paddings, which removed with zoom in or out (ctrl + or ctrl -), once I am zoom in or zoom out twice, padding removed.

I guess, it also could be remove by changing the display settings or font size.

Celio

Answer 8

This does not appear to be an issue with NVim. The Windows Terminal simply has padding on all the sides of the terminal window, to get rid of it adjust the padding in the terminal settings.json file. Here is a breakdown of all the text configuration settings.

Shari