darkcloud-vimconfig/README.md

# darkcloud-vimconfig #

A theme, config and collection of plugins for Vim.

## Requirements ##

* **Vim**: The latest [vim](http://www.vim.org) should be installed to use this distribution (versions 7.3 and below aren't tested or guaranteed to work).
* **Bash**: Required by the _update_ and _gentags_ scripts.
* **Coreutils**: Required by the _update_ script.
* **Git**: Required by the _update_ script and git-related plugins.
* **Python**: Required by the _gundo_ and _MatchTagAlways_ plugins.

## Optional Requirements ##

* **Compilers and Runtimes**: The syntastic plugin can use the compiler or runtime for most languages to provide real-time syntax checking.
* **CTags**: Required by the _tagbar_ and _neocomplete_ plugins as well as the _gentags_ script ([ctags website](http://ctags.sourceforge.net)).
* **Powerline Fonts**: Required to enable the fancier looking status line ([powerline-fonts repo](https://github.com/Lokaltog/powerline-fonts)).

## Distribution Features ##

* **Default Configuration**: A complete set of defaults, focusing on the most modern settings that still provide a compatible experience.
* **Custom theme**: An original colour scheme with explicit values set to optimize the look of individual filetypes.
* **Key Bindings/Aliases**: A set of bindings and aliases defined to group similar features and provide numerous (and sometimes more familiar) ways to access options.
* **Plugins**: A set of plugins have been included and configured to provide support for most normally-unsupported filetypes, and a set of features useful when using Vim as an editor.
* **Custom Configuration**: A second vimrc and bundle folder are included that aren't maintained as part of the repo, making custom plugins and configuration easy to add.

![Darkcloud Vim Distribution Theme](http://i.imgur.com/oIqgie0.png)

![Darkcloud Vimconfig Update Tool](http://i.imgur.com/AOXSL7S.png)

## Installation ##

1. Clone the darkcloud-vimconfig repo and use the _update_ script to install the plugins:
  * `git clone https://github.com/prurigro/darkcloud-vimconfig.git`
  * `./darkcloud-vimconfig/update` (if you don't want colour output, run: `./darkcloud-vimconfig/update --no-colour` instead)
  * **Note**: The _update_ script requires bash, but if it's not available you can enter the _darkcloud-vimconfig/_ folder and run: `git submodule update --init` to install the plugins manually, then create _vim/vimrc.user_ and remember to run: `:Helptags` once everything else is running.
2. If you don't know where vim expects to find your vimrc, start vim and run: `:version` to find the values "user vimrc file" (for a single-user install) and "system vimrc file" (for a system-wide install). T
3. Copy or symlink the vimrc file from `darkcloud-vimconfig/vimrc` to one of the locations vim expects to find it, based on whether you want a local or system-wide install, then choose one of the following:
  * Edit the _g:darkcloudpath_ variable in the vimrc file itself, pointing it to the location you're keeping the _darkcloud-vimconfig_ repo folder.
  * Create a file @ _~/.vim/darkcloud-path.vim_ and in it put the following: `let g:darkcloudpath="/etc/darkcloud-vimconfig"`, but replacing _"/etc/darkcloud-vimconfig"_ with the path to the _darkcloud-vimconfig_ repo folder.
  * Place _darkcloud-vimconfig_ in the default location @ _/etc/darkcloud-vimconfig_.
  * Create your own vimrc and have that set the _g:darkcloudpath_ variable before sourcing the included vimrc.

### Vimpager ###

Once darkcloud-vimconfig has been set up, you can configure `vimpager` _1.x_ to use it by running (assuming the default path @ _"/etc/darkcloud-vimconfig"_):

`ln -s /etc/darkcloud-vimconfig/vimpagerrc /etc/vimpagerrc` (for a system-wide configuration), or:

`ln -s /etc/darkcloud-vimconfig/vimpagerrc ~/.vimpagerrc` (for a given user).

As usual, to have your system use `vimpager` in place of `less`, you'll need to set the **$PAGER** environment variable to `vimpager`:

`export PAGER=vimpager`, and configure aliases for less in _"/etc/bash.bashrc"_ or _"~/.bashrc"_: `alias less='vimpager'`

## Configuration ##

* **Configure Variables**: The following variables can be added to _vim/vimrc.user_ and have their values set to the values you require:
  * `g:autostartfiler`: **1** = Start the filer file manager when vim is run and the buffer is empty | **0** = Do nothing when vim is run and the buffer is empty (_default_: **1**)
  * `g:autostartchecker`: **1** = Check syntax once an appropriate file is loaded | **0** = Check syntax only after syntax checking is toggled on (_default_: **0**)
  * `g:autostarttagbar`: **1** = Have the tagbar load automatically when a compatible format is run | **0** = The tagbar will stay hidden until triggered on demand with its toggle (_default_: **0**)
  * `g:disableautotags`: **1** = Prevent tags from being automatically generated and highlighted | **0** = Automatically generate and highlight tags (_default_: **0**)
  * `g:disablelinebreaks`: **1** = Override filetype plugins so linebreaks never occur | **0** = Linebreaks are disabled by default, but filetype plugins can override this setting (_default_: **0**)
  * `g:powerlinefonts`: **1** = Render the statusline using characters available with powerline-patched fonts | **0** = Render the statusbar with less attractive but more compatible characters available in all fonts (_default_: **0**)
* **Custom Settings**: Settings with priority over those set by darkcloud-vimconfig can be added to a file named _vimrc.user_, located in _darkcloud-vimconfig/vim/_ or any of the folders in the runtimepath.
* **Custom Plugins**: Pathogen compatible plugins can be cloned or extracted to "darkcloud-vimconfig/vim/bundle.user/", or a folder named "bundle" or "bundle.user" in any of the folders in the runtimepath.
* **Custom Snippets**: To add or override Emmet snippets, create _~/.vim/snippets.json_ and add your own definitions using json like shown in the [Emmet Documentation](http://docs.emmet.io/customization/snippets/).
* **File Associations**: To use the file manager in vim to run files with external programs, create "~/.vim/filetypes.vim" and on each line, write an association between a file extension and the program to launch files of that type that looks like: `call vimfiler#set_execute_file('mp4','xdg-open')`.
* **Update Script**: (requires: bash+git) Use this to update the project and submodules, as well as handle any required maintenance, generate docs from the pathogen plugins and create missing config scripts with preset values.
* **Generate System Tags**: (requires: bash+ctags) Generate a list of ctags for your system libraries in _/usr/include_ and _/usr/local/include_ as well as any folders passed as arguments by running the _gentags_ script.

## Mappings ##

### Mouse ###

| Binding              | Mode | Action                                       |
|----------------------|------|----------------------------------------------|
| Ctrl+ScrollUp        | ALL  | Scroll right a few characters at a time      |
| Ctrl+ScrollDown      | ALL  | Scroll left a few characters at a time       |
| Alt+ScrollUp         | ALL  | Scroll right one character at a time         |
| Alt+ScrollDown       | ALL  | Scroll left one character at a time          |
|                      |      |                                              |
| MiddleClick          | ALL  | Select between the cursor and the mouse      |
| Ctrl+LeftClick       | ALL  | Select between the cursor and the mouse      |
| Alt+LeftClick        | ALL  | Select the line at the mouse                 |
| Ctrl+Alt+LeftClick   | ALL  | Select the paragraph at the mouse            |
|                      |      |                                              |
| Ctrl+RightClick      | ALL  | Copy selection or character under the cursor |
| Ctrl+MiddleClick     | ALL  | Copy selection or character under the cursor |
| Alt+RightClick       | ALL  | Cut selection or character under the cursor  |
| Alt+MiddleClick      | ALL  | Cut selection or character under the cursor  |
| Ctrl+Alt+RightClick  | ALL  | Paste at the cursor                          |
| Ctrl+Alt+MiddleClick | ALL  | Paste at the cursor                          |
| Shift+MiddleClick    | ALL  | Paste the contents of the xorg buffer        |

### Keyboard ###

#### Sidebars ####

| Binding              | Mode | Action                                        |
|----------------------|------|-----------------------------------------------|
| F9 and Backslash+}   | ALL  | Toggle the **extradite** git history window   |
| F10 and Backslash+{  | ALL  | Toggle the **tagbar** source code tag sidebar |
| F11 and Backslash+\] | ALL  | Toggle the **gundo** undo history sidebar     |
| F12 and Backslash+\[ | ALL  | Toggle **vimfiler** file manager sidebar      |

#### Toggles ####

| Binding         | Mode | Action                                           |
|-----------------|------|--------------------------------------------------|
| ~               | N    | Popup a command list dialog                      |
|                 |      |                                                  |
| F1              | ALL  | Toggle line wrapping                             |
| F2              | ALL  | Toggle highlighting of spelling mistakes         |
| F3              | ALL  | Toggle source code syntax checking               |
| F4              | ALL  | Toggle external-paste mode                       |
|                 |      |                                                  |
| \`              | N    | Toggle gutter (left bar with line numbers etc.)  |
| Backslash+\`    | N    | Toggle the **goyo** distraction-free UI          |
| Backslash+?     | N    | Toggle the **vim** reference manual              |

#### Spell Check ####

| Binding | Mode | Action                                        |
|---------|------|-----------------------------------------------|
| ?+      | N    | Add the selected word to the local dictionary |
| ??      | N    | Show spelling suggestions for selected word   |
| ?N      | N    | Go to the next spelling mistake               |
| ?P      | N    | Go to the previous spelling mistake           |

#### Formatting ####

| Binding  | Mode | Action                                                        |
|----------|------|---------------------------------------------------------------|
| Leader+J | N+V  | Format line/selected lines to a max width of the _textwidth_  |
| Leader+f | N+V  | Format document/selection alignment using Vim syntax          |
| Leader+f | N+V  | (Markdown) Format table cursor is currently on                |
| Leader+t | N    | Convert all tabs into spaces and continue session with spaces |
| Leader+T | N    | Convert all spaces into tabs and continue session with tabs   |
| Leader+w | N    | Remove all trailing whitespace                                |
| Leader+A | N+V  | Align comments in document/selection                          |
| Leader+a | N+V  | Align comments following non-comments in document/selection   |

#### GVim ####

| Binding      | Mode | Action                |
|--------------|------|-----------------------|
| Backslash+F1 | ALL  | Toggle the menubar    |
| Backslash+F2 | ALL  | Toggle the toolbar    |
| Backslash+F3 | ALL  | Toggle the scrollbars |

### Complete Reference ###

For a complete list of mappings specific to **darkcloud-vimconfig**, check the list in the comments at the top of [vim/config/keyboard.vim](https://github.com/prurigro/darkcloud-vimconfig/blob/master/vim/config/keyboard.vim).

## Plugins ##

* [autoswap.vim](https://github.com/vim-scripts/autoswap.vim): Switch to open editor window instead of asking what to do with swapfile.
* [emmet-vim](https://github.com/mattn/emmet-vim): Support for expanding abbreviations.
  * [webapi-vim](https://github.com/mattn/webapi-vim): A web library used by emmet to provide support for custom snippets.
* [FastFold](https://github.com/Konfekt/FastFold): Speed up Vim by updating folds only when called-for.
* [goyo.vim](https://github.com/junegunn/goyo.vim): Distraction-free writing in Vim.
* [gundo.vim](https://github.com/sjl/gundo.vim): Sidebar to visualize your undo tree and browse the differences of each change.
* [incsearch.vim](https://github.com/haya14busa/incsearch.vim): Improved incremental searching for Vim.
* [lightline.vim](https://github.com/itchyny/lightline.vim): A light and configurable statusline/tabline for Vim.
* [MatchTagAlways](https://github.com/Valloric/MatchTagAlways): A Vim plugin that always highlights the enclosing html/xml tags.
* [neocomplete.vim](https://github.com/Shougo/neocomplete.vim): Next generation completion framework after neocomplcache.
* [patchreview-vim](https://github.com/junkblocker/patchreview-vim): A Vim plugin for doing single, multi-patch or diff code reviews.
* [rename.vim](https://github.com/danro/rename.vim): Rename the current file in the vim buffer + retain relative path.
* [ReplaceWithRegister](https://github.com/vim-scripts/ReplaceWithRegister): Replace text with the contents of a register (for paste+replace without writing over the buffer).
* [SudoEdit.vim](https://github.com/vim-scripts/SudoEdit.vim): Read and write files without the necessary permissions through the use of sudo.
* [syntastic](https://github.com/scrooloose/syntastic): Uses system compilers and parsers to check syntax either on-the-fly or after saving a compatible document.
* [tabular](https://github.com/godlygeek/tabular): Vim script for text filtering and alignment.
* [tagbar](https://github.com/majutsushi/tagbar): Uses ctags to generate a sidebar of the tags for the current file.
* [tcommand_vim](https://github.com/tomtom/tcommand_vim): Select commands, menu items etc. from a list.
  * [tlib_vim](https://github.com/tomtom/tlib_vim): Some utility functions for VIM.
* [tcomment_vim](https://github.com/tomtom/tcomment_vim): File-type sensible comments that can be easily toggled on and off for blocks of text.
* [vim-bookmarks](https://github.com/MattesGroeger/vim-bookmarks): Bookmark or annotate lines and quickly navigate between them.
* [vim-easytags](https://github.com/xolox/vim-easytags): Automated tag file generation and syntax highlighting of tags in Vim.
  * [vim-misc](https://github.com/xolox/vim-misc): Miscellaneous auto-load Vim scripts required by vim-easytags.
* [vim-extradite](https://github.com/int3/vim-extradite): A git commit browser extending vim-fugitive that displays differences and optionally loads old revisions.
* [vimfiler.vim](https://github.com/Shougo/vimfiler.vim): A curses-style file manager for vim that runs on it's own or in a sidebar and can associate handlers for file types.
  * [unite.vim](https://github.com/Shougo/unite.vim): A library used by Vim Filer to help build its user interface.
* [vim-fixkey](https://github.com/drmikehenry/vim-fixkey): A set of keyboard mappings that override differences in different environments that might normally break consistency or compatibility.
* [vim-fugitive](https://github.com/tpope/vim-fugitive): A wrapper integrating git into vim in such a way as to provide features neither of them could offer on their own.
* [vim-move](https://github.com/matze/vim-move): Provides a few convenient ways to move selected text.
* [vim-pathogen](https://github.com/tpope/vim-pathogen): A plugin to load other plugins while keeping them isolated in their own directory structure rather than all dumped together.
* [vim-polyglot](https://github.com/prurigro/vim-polyglot): The darkcloud-vimconfig fork of a meta-package that attempts to provide the best syntax plugins for each file type.
* [vim-signify](https://github.com/mhinz/vim-signify): When a version controlled file is changed, this displays a column showing where and how, and allows for navigation to and between differences.
* [vim-surround](https://github.com/tpope/vim-surround): Provides functionality to exchange surrounding delimiters and xml-style tags with another, or simply remove them.
  * [vim-repeat](https://github.com/tpope/vim-repeat): A library used by vim-surround to allow its delimiter-switching functions to be repeated with the `.` command.
* [vim-togglelist](https://github.com/milkypostman/vim-togglelist): Supplies toggle functions for the *location* and *error* lists, which are used by a number of plugins and normally require separate open and close commands.
* [vim-trailing-whitespace](https://github.com/bronson/vim-trailing-whitespace): Highlights and allows for the easy removal of trailing whitespace in documents.
* [vim-unimpaired](https://github.com/tpope/vim-unimpaired): Pairs of handy bracket mappings.

## Credits ##

* By Kevin MacMartin: [GitHub Projects](https://github.com/prurigro?tab=repositories) | [Arch Linux AUR Packages](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/?SeB=m&K=prurigro)
* The jellybean theme for Vim by [NanoTech](http://nanotech.nanotechcorp.net) was stripped down and used as a starting point to build the darkcloud theme included in this project.
* The [vim-markdown](https://github.com/plasticboy/vim-markdown) plugin **TableFormat** command, used to format tables in markdown files, was pulled into [plugins.vim](https://github.com/prurigro/darkcloud-vimconfig/blob/master/vim/config/plugins.vim) from [ftplugin/mkd](https://github.com/plasticboy/vim-markdown/blob/master/ftplugin/mkd.vim).

## License ##

Licensed under the [MIT license](http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT).