vimrc

" Copy or symlink to ~/.vimrc or ~/_vimrc.

set nocompatible                  " Must come first because it changes other options.

syntax enable                     " Turn on syntax highlighting.
filetype plugin indent on         " Turn on file type detection.

runtime macros/matchit.vim        " Load the matchit plugin.

set showcmd                       " Display incomplete commands.
set showmode                      " Display the mode you're in.

set backspace=indent,eol,start    " Intuitive backspacing.

set hidden                        " Handle multiple buffers better.

set wildmenu                      " Enhanced command line completion.
set wildmode=list:longest         " Complete files like a shell.

set ignorecase                    " Case-insensitive searching.
set smartcase                     " But case-sensitive if expression contains a capital letter.

set number                        " Show line numbers.
set ruler                         " Show cursor position.

set incsearch                     " Highlight matches as you type.
set hlsearch                      " Highlight matches.

set wrap                          " Turn on line wrapping.
set scrolloff=3                   " Show 3 lines of context around the cursor.

set title                         " Set the terminal's title

set visualbell                    " No beeping.

set nobackup                      " Don't make a backup before overwriting a file.
set nowritebackup                 " And again.
set directory=$HOME/.vim/tmp//,.  " Keep swap files in one location

" UNCOMMENT TO USE
set tabstop=2                    " Global tab width.
set shiftwidth=2                 " And again, related.
set expandtab                     " Use spaces instead of tabs

set laststatus=2                  " Show the status line all the time
" Useful status information at bottom of screen
set statusline=[%n]\ %<%.99f\ %h%w%m%r%y\ %{exists('*CapsLockStatusline')?CapsLockStatusline():''}%=%-16(\ %l,%c-%v\ %)%P

" Or use vividchalk
colorscheme vividchalk

" Tab mappings.
map <leader>tt :tabnew<cr>
map <leader>te :tabedit
map <leader>tc :tabclose<cr>
map <leader>to :tabonly<cr>
map <leader>tn :tabnext<cr>
map <leader>tp :tabprevious<cr>
map <leader>tf :tabfirst<cr>
map <leader>tl :tablast<cr>
map <leader>tm :tabmove

" Uncomment to use Jamis Buck's file opening plugin
map <Leader>t :CommandT<Enter>

" Automatic fold settings for specific files. Uncomment to use.
" autocmd FileType ruby setlocal foldmethod=syntax
" autocmd FileType css  setlocal foldmethod=indent shiftwidth=2 tabstop=2

" zen coding for additional languages - on top of html and css
let g:user_zen_settings = {
\  'erb' : {
\    'extends' : 'html'
\  }
\}

"Ever notice a slight lag after typing the leader key + command? This lowers
"the timeout.
set timeoutlen=500

" Setting up autoindent
set cinkeys=0{,0},0),0#,!<Tab>,;,:,o,O,e
set indentkeys=!<Tab>,o,O
map <Tab> i<Tab><Esc>^

" Line and column shortcuts
map <leader>m :set columns=171<cr>:set lines=35<cr>
map <leader>mm :set columns=171<cr>:set lines=61<cr>
map <leader>s :vsplit<cr>:split<cr><C-w>l:split<cr><C-w>h<cr>