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How to remove white border in gVim 8 with gtk 3

I recently updated my gVim to version 8 compiled with gtk 3, and I found there are strange inner borders around the gVim window:

gVim 8 white borders

This picture may not very clear but if you look carefully you can see the white borders on the right side and the bottom. I have solved this issue by setting a dark color to the border on gtk 2, but on gtk3 it happends again. Any idea of removing this border completely on gtk 3?

Solution

  • Gtk3 uses css to style applications. To remove the white border from the gVim window, edit the file ~/.config/gtk-3.0/gtk.css and enter the following:

    @define-color YOUR_BACKGROUND_COLOR #rrggbb;

window#vim-main-window {
    background-color: @YOUR_BACKGROUND_COLOR;
}