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I'd like to write and edit files and add a padding, or frame the text with margin of blank space between the text and the terminal window's edge. I don't know if that's the correct terminology, but I don't want the text flush against the edges. Is there a way to adjust the Vim screen padding margin?

Also, the terminal program I use is called "Konsole" Maybe there is a way to make adjustments for it, rather than Vim?

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    There are plugins for "distraction-free writing" that do something like this. Perhaps you could steal a page out of one of their books (or use one of the plugins). One example is github.com/junegunn/goyo.vim and one way to start digging if you want only the specific feature rather than a plugin dependency might be to trace how resizes are handled, github.com/junegunn/goyo.vim/blob/master/autoload/goyo.vim#L85
    – jjaderberg
    Commented Feb 16, 2017 at 23:02
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    You are right, some terminal programs allow you to add a border so the text is not flushed against the edges. For instance, gnome-terminal, xterm, and st all allow this. I don't know if konsole allows it.
    – guillem
    Commented Feb 17, 2017 at 9:53

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Go to your Konsole's profile at ~/.local/share/konsole/ and under the [General] section add the following:

TerminalMargin=4

This example is taken from Reddit.

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  • It works! Those units appear to represent pixels. (definitely not characters)
    – user12711
    Commented Jun 10, 2020 at 22:42

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