Jeffrey's vimrc file

    " .vimrc File
    " Maintained by: Jeffrey Way
    " jeffrey@jeffrey-way.com
    " http://net.tutsplus.com
    "

    "Forget compatibility with Vi. Who cares.
    set nocompatible

    "Enable filetypes
    filetype on
    filetype plugin on
    filetype indent on
    syntax on

    "Write the old file out when switching between files.
    set autowrite

    "Display current cursor position in lower right corner.
    set ruler

    "Want a different map leader than \
    "set mapleader = ",";

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

    "Switch between buffers without saving
    set hidden

    "Set the color scheme. Change this to your preference.
    "Here's 100 to choose from: http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=625
    colorscheme twilight

    "Set font type and size. Depends on the resolution. Larger screens, prefer h20
    set guifont=Menlo:h14

    "Tab stuff
    set tabstop=3
    set shiftwidth=3
    set softtabstop=3
    set expandtab

    "Show command in bottom right portion of the screen
    set showcmd

    "Show lines numbers
    set number

    "Prefer relative line numbering?
    "set relativenumber"

    "Indent stuff
    set smartindent
    set autoindent

    "Always show the status line
    set laststatus=2

    "Prefer a slightly higher line height
    set linespace=3

    "Better line wrapping
    set wrap
    set textwidth=79
    set formatoptions=qrn1

    "Set incremental searching"
    set incsearch

    "Highlight searching
    set hlsearch

    " case insensitive search
    set ignorecase
    set smartcase

    "Hide MacVim toolbar by default
    set go-=T

    "Hard-wrap paragraphs of text
    nnoremap <leader>q gqip

    "Enable code folding
    set foldenable

    "Hide mouse when typing
    set mousehide

    "Shortcut to fold tags with leader (usually \) + ft
    nnoremap <leader>ft Vatzf

    " Create dictionary for custom expansions
    set dictionary+=/Users/jeff_way/.vim/dict.txt

    "Opens a vertical split and switches over (\v)
    nnoremap <leader>v <C-w>v<C-w>l

    "Split windows below the current window.
    set splitbelow

    " session settings
    set sessionoptions=resize,winpos,winsize,buffers,tabpages,folds,curdir,help

    "Set up an HTML5 template for all new .html files
    "autocmd BufNewFile * silent! 0r $VIMHOME/templates/%:e.tpl

    "Load the current buffer in Firefox - Mac specific.
    abbrev ff :! open -a firefox.app %:p<cr>

    "Map a change directory to the desktop - Mac specific
    nmap <leader>d :cd ~/Desktop<cr>:e.<cr>

    "Shortcut for editing  vimrc file in a new tab
    nmap <leader>ev :tabedit $MYVIMRC<cr>

    "Change zen coding plugin expansion key to shift + e
    let g:user_zen_expandabbr_key = '<C-e>'

    "Faster shortcut for commenting. Requires T-Comment plugin
    map <leader>c <c-_><c-_>

    "Saves time; maps the spacebar to colon
    nmap <space> :

    "Automatically change current directory to that of the file in the buffer
    autocmd BufEnter * cd %:p:h

    "Map code completion to , + tab
    imap <leader><tab> <C-x><C-o>

    " More useful command-line completion
    set wildmenu

    "Auto-completion menu
    set wildmode=list:longest

    "http://vim.wikia.com/wiki/Make_Vim_completion_popup_menu_work_just_like_in_an_IDE
    set completeopt=longest,menuone
    inoremap <expr> <CR> pumvisible() ? "\<C-y>" : "\<C-g>u\<CR>"
    inoremap <expr> <C-n> pumvisible() ? '<C-n>' :
      \ '<C-n><C-r>=pumvisible() ? "\<lt>Down>" : ""<CR>'
    inoremap <expr> <M-,> pumvisible() ? '<C-n>' :
      \ '<C-x><C-o><C-n><C-p><C-r>=pumvisible() ? "\<lt>Down>" : ""<CR>'

    "Map escape key to jj -- much faster
    imap jj <esc>

    "Delete all buffers (via Derek Wyatt)
    nmap <silent> ,da :exec "1," . bufnr('$') . "bd"<cr>

    "Bubble single lines (kicks butt)
    "http://vimcasts.org/episodes/bubbling-text/
    nmap <C-Up> ddkP
    nmap <C-Down> ddp

    "Bubble multiple lines
    vmap <C-Up> xkP`[V`]
    vmap <C-Down> xp`[V`]

    " Source the vimrc file after saving it. This way, you don't have to reload Vim to see the changes.
    if has("autocmd")
     augroup myvimrchooks
      au!
      autocmd bufwritepost .vimrc source ~/.vimrc
     augroup END
    endif

    " easier window navigation
    nmap <C-h> <C-w>h
    nmap <C-j> <C-w>j
    nmap <C-k> <C-w>k
    nmap <C-l> <C-w>l

    "------------------------"
    "NERDTREE PLUGIN SETTINGS
    "------------------------"
    "Shortcut for NERDTreeToggle
    nmap <leader>nt :NERDTreeToggle <CR>

    "Show hidden files in NerdTree
    let NERDTreeShowHidden=1

    "autopen NERDTree and focus cursor in new document
    autocmd VimEnter * NERDTree
    autocmd VimEnter * wincmd p

    "Helpeful abbreviations
    iab lorem Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.
    iab llorem Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat.

    "Spelling corrects. Just for example. Add yours below.
    iab teh the
    iab Teh The

    " Get to home dir easier
    " <leader>hm is easier to type than :cd ~
    nmap <leader>hm :cd ~/ <CR>

    " Alphabetically sort CSS properties in file with :SortCSS
    :command! SortCSS :g#\({\n\)\@<=#.,/}/sort

    " Shortcut to opening a virtual split to right of current pane
    " Makes more sense than opening to the left
    nmap <leader>bv :bel vsp

    " Saves file when Vim window loses focus
    au FocusLost * :wa

    " Backups
    set backupdir=~/.vim/tmp/backup// " backups
    set directory=~/.vim/tmp/swap// " swap files
    set backup " enable backup

    " No more stretching for navigating files
    "noremap h ;
    "noremap j h
    "noremap k gj
    "noremap l gk
    "noremap ; l

    set showmatch " show matching brackets

    " print empty <a> tag
    map! ;h <a href=""></a><ESC>5hi