maximizing gvim window: lower part hides below panel bar

[Bram Kuijper]

Hi all,

Whenever I maximize a gvim window, the lower part of the gvim window 
will be hidden below the button bar of my gnome desktop. This is veeery 
annoying, since you need the lowest line of the gvim window to type your 
commands. I therefore always need to manually resize the gvim window 
after maximizing it. This, in contrast to all other gui applications 
(gnome or KDE), which all nicely respect the position of the gnome 
desktop button bars on top and below on the desktop.

Is this a bug, or is there any chance to specify the maximal size of a 
window?

cheers,
Bram