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+To: vim_dev@googlegroups.com
+Subject: Patch 7.3.643
+Fcc: outbox
+From: Bram Moolenaar <Bram@moolenaar.net>
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+------------
+
+Patch 7.3.643 (after 7.3.635)
+Problem:    MS-Windows: When starting gvim maximized 'lines' and 'columns' are
+	    wrong. (Christian Robinson)
+Solution:   Move the check for gui.starting from ui_get_shellsize() to
+	    check_shellsize().
+Files:	    src/ui.c, src/term.c
+
+
+*** ../vim-7.3.642/src/ui.c	2012-08-23 13:28:50.000000000 +0200
+--- src/ui.c	2012-08-29 16:20:04.000000000 +0200
+***************
+*** 298,306 ****
+      int	    retval;
+  
+  #ifdef FEAT_GUI
+-     if (gui.starting)
+- 	/* possibly a system call during startup, check later */
+- 	return OK;
+      if (gui.in_use)
+  	retval = gui_get_shellsize();
+      else
+--- 298,303 ----
+*** ../vim-7.3.642/src/term.c	2012-08-15 16:20:59.000000000 +0200
+--- src/term.c	2012-08-29 16:22:25.000000000 +0200
+***************
+*** 3006,3012 ****
+      int		old_Rows = Rows;
+      int		old_Columns = Columns;
+  
+!     if (!exiting)
+      {
+  	(void)ui_get_shellsize();
+  	check_shellsize();
+--- 3006,3018 ----
+      int		old_Rows = Rows;
+      int		old_Columns = Columns;
+  
+!     if (!exiting
+! #ifdef FEAT_GUI
+! 	    /* Do not get the size when executing a shell command during
+! 	     * startup. */
+! 	    && !gui.starting
+! #endif
+! 	    )
+      {
+  	(void)ui_get_shellsize();
+  	check_shellsize();
+*** ../vim-7.3.642/src/version.c	2012-08-29 15:50:22.000000000 +0200
+--- src/version.c	2012-08-29 16:25:42.000000000 +0200
+***************
+*** 721,722 ****
+--- 721,724 ----
+  {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
++ /**/
++     643,
+  /**/
+
+-- 
+Eight Megabytes And Continually Swapping.
+
+ /// Bram Moolenaar -- Bram@Moolenaar.net -- http://www.Moolenaar.net   \\\
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