darkcloud-vimconfig/vim/config/settings.vim

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"  Darkcloud Vim Config: main settings                       "
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"  Maintainer: Prurigro (prurigro-at-gmail-dot-com)          "
"  Website: https://github.com/prurigro/darkcloud-vimconfig  "
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"  License: MIT                                              "
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"COMPATIBILITY SETTINGS: DOCUMENT AND ENVIRONMENT SETTINGS {{{
    set nocompatible "enable vim specific capabilities
    set encoding=utf-8 "set encoding
    set fileformats=unix,dos,mac "set compatible line endings in order of preference
    set backspace=indent,eol,start "enables backspacing
    set clipboard=unnamedplus "enable copy/paste support between vim and the environment's clipboard
    set lazyredraw "only redraw what needs to be redrawn
    set ttyfast "assume a fast connection to the terminal for better rendering

    set mouse=a "enables mouse functionality with extended capabilities
    if has("mouse_sgr")
        set ttymouse=sgr "use mouse handling that emits sgr-style reporting if it's available
    else
        set ttymouse=xterm2 "fall back to xterm2-style reporting if sgr isn't available
    endif

    if $TERM =~ '^linux'
        set t_Co=8 "use 8 colours when a vterm is detected
    elseif !has("gui_running")
        set t_Co=256 "assume 256 colours when any other terminal is detected
    endif
"}}}

"GENERAL: ANYTHING THAT DOESN'T FIT ELSEWHERE {{{
    set number "enable line numbers
    set nowrap "disable line wrapping
    set cursorline cursorcolumn "enable row/column highlighting
    set visualbell "notify visually instead of with an audible bell
    set cryptmethod=blowfish
    set splitright "add new tiles on the right (and not left) when added
    set scrolloff=0 sidescrolloff=0 "start scrolling if the cursor is one position away from the edge
    set list listchars=tab:>-,trail:- "display tabs as: >--- and trailing spaces as: -
    set autochdir "current dir is file dir
    set history=250 "undo history
    set timeoutlen=1000 ttimeoutlen=0 "shorten the timeout length of escapes
    set whichwrap=b,s,<,>,[,] "allow the cursor to wrap lines
    set textwidth=0 "set an unlimited text width before breaking the line when line breaks are enabled
    set nolinebreak "disable linebreaks, though this will be overridden by filetype plugins
    set showmatch "show matching open bracket when closed bracket is inserted
    set matchtime=5 "the amount of time the matching bracket will highlight
    set smarttab expandtab autoindent tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4 "configure tabs
    set laststatus=2 showcmd statusline=%F%m%r%h%w[%L][%{&ff}]%y[%p%%][%04l,%04v] "statusline init and config
    set hlsearch incsearch ignorecase smartcase "configure search
    set diffopt=foldcolumn:0,filler "vimdiff default settings
    set formatoptions=roqnl12 "how automatic formatting is to be done
    set foldmethod=syntax foldcolumn=1 foldlevel=3 "fold layers 3 or more deep
    let &showbreak="  " "when linewrap is enabled, show wrapped lines with +++

    "load the system version of matchit if another hasn't already been
    if !exists('g:loaded_matchit') && findfile('plugin/matchit.vim', &rtp) ==# ''
        runtime! macros/matchit.vim
    endif

    "enable tab completion in command mode and configure how it handles extensions
    set completeopt=longest,menuone
    set wildmenu
    set wildmode=list:longest,full
    set wildignore=*.dll,*.o,*.obj,*.bak,*.exe,*.pyc,*.jpg,*.gif,*.png
    set suffixes=.bak,~,.swp,.o,.info,.aux,.log,.dvi,.bbl,.blg,.brf,.cb,.ind,.idx,.ilg,.inx,.out,.toc
"}}}

"FILETYPES AND SYNTAX: SETTINGS FOR FILETYPES AND ASSOCIATED SYNTAX {{{
    filetype plugin indent on
    syntax on "turn syntax highlighting on

    "set matching filenames to matching filenames
    autocmd BufNewFile,BufRead *.aspx,*.asmx,*.ascx,*.master setf aspnet
    autocmd BufNewFile,BufRead pacman.conf,yaourtrc setf sh
    autocmd BufNewFile,BufRead cjdroute.conf,ircd.conf setf javascript

    "misc filtype specific settings
    autocmd FileType gitcommit,notes,mail,notmuch,text setlocal spell
    autocmd FileType notes,mail,notmuch,mkd,text setlocal nonumber
    autocmd FileType mail,notmuch,text setlocal wrap
    autocmd FileType notes setlocal textwidth=80
    autocmd FileType help* wincmd L "help windows always open vertically
    autocmd FileType help* vertical resize 80 "set the window size to 80 cols
    autocmd FileType help* setlocal nocursorline "remove the horizontal cursor line
    autocmd BufEnter,FileType qf,help* setlocal nowrap nocursorcolumn "disable text wrapping and the vertical cursor line
    autocmd BufEnter,FileType extradite setlocal number

    "settings for buffers in diff mode
    autocmd VimEnter,FilterWritePre * if &diff|setlocal nofoldenable|endif
    autocmd VimEnter * if &diff|wincmd H|endif

    "enable omnicompletion for any filetype without that has syntax highlighting
    if has("autocmd") && exists("+omnifunc")
        autocmd VimEnter,Filetype *
            \   if &omnifunc == "" |
            \       setlocal omnifunc=syntaxcomplete#Complete |
            \   endif
    endif
"}}}

"GVIM: GUI CONFIG OPTIONS {{{
    set guicursor+=a:blinkon0 "disable the blinking cursor
    set guioptions=aegi
"}}}