diff --git a/vim/config/after.vim b/vim/config/after.vim
index 0838bd4..b1acc6a 100644
--- a/vim/config/after.vim
+++ b/vim/config/after.vim
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ if !exists('g:loaded_matchit') && findfile('plugin/matchit.vim', &rtp) ==# ''
     runtime! macros/matchit.vim
 endif
 
-"disable linebreaks by default or override all of them (default: 1)
+"when enabled, this will override each file type default and disable all line breaks (default: 1)
 if !exists("g:disablelinebreaks")
     let g:disablelinebreaks=1
 endif
diff --git a/vim/config/settings.vim b/vim/config/settings.vim
index 05541a1..8921781 100644
--- a/vim/config/settings.vim
+++ b/vim/config/settings.vim
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
         set formatoptions=roqnl12 "how automatic formatting is to be done
         set diffopt=foldcolumn:0,filler "vimdiff default settings
         set foldmethod=syntax foldcolumn=1 foldlevel=5 "fold layers 5 or more deep
+        set tw=80 "set the default text width to 80 when nothing overrides this
     "}}}
 
     "USER INTERFACE: {{{