vimrc

" ~/.vimrc

" Basic Settings
set nocompatible                  " vim defaults (not vi)
syntax on                         " enable syntax highlighting
filetype on                       " detect filetype
filetype plugin on
filetype plugin indent on

set encoding=utf-8
set fileencoding=utf-8

set backspace=indent,eol,start    " backspace erases in insert mode
set ruler                         " show line/character in statusbar
set showcmd                       " show partial command in status line
set wrap                          " wrap lines automatically (create new line)
"set number                        " show line numbers

set t_vb=''                       " turn off visual bells

set backupdir=$HOME/.vim/backup,/tmp " swap file directory to avoid clutter

" Tab Settings
set tabstop=2                     " tab character amount
set expandtab                     " tabs as space
set smartindent                   " smart autoindenting on a new line
set shiftwidth=2                  " number of spaces for autoindent
set softtabstop=2

" Folding
set foldcolumn=0
set foldmethod=syntax
set foldlevelstart=1

" Navigation
set nostartofline                 " navigate closest column character(up/down)
set showtabline=2                 " tab bar always on
"set showmatch                     " bouncy parenthesis

" Appearance
if &term=="xterm"                 " use 256 color palette if available
  set t_Co=256
  colorscheme wombat256
endif

"if &t_Co == 256 || &t_Co == 88
"  colorscheme wombat256
"endif

set cursorline                    " highlight current line (disable underline)
hi CursorLine term=none cterm=none

" Search
set hlsearch                      " highlight searches
set incsearch                     " highlight immediately
set ignorecase                    " non-case-sensitive searches
set smartcase                     " additional parameters for above

" Others
set wildmenu                      " setting menu tab completion
set wildignore+=*.o,*~,.lo
set suffixes+=.in,.a

:set formatoptions=l              " break comment lines...
:set lbr                          " but not at middle of words

"autocmd bufwritepre * :%s/\s\+$//e  " remove trailing whitespaces when saving

set mouse=                        " mouse navigation (tabs, cursor...)
                                  " (n)ormal, (c)ommand, (i)nsert, (a)ll
                                  " interferes w/ pasting from x clipboard

" Key mappings

map <F1> <nop>                          " disable F1 help, use :help instead
set pastetoggle=<F3>                    " disable autoindent when pasting
imap <F4> <Esc>                         " easier to reach Esc
nn <F5> :setlocal spell! spell?<CR>     " spelling toggle
vmap <F7> :!xclip -f -sel clip<CR>      " copy text to xorg server clipboard
map <F8> :-1r !xclip -o -sel p<CR>      " paste from xserv clip (middle)
map <F9> <Esc>:set mouse=<CR>           " mouse support off
map <F10> <Esc>:set mouse=ni<CR>        " mouse support on
map <CR> o<Esc>                         " newline with Enter (command-mode)
noremap <C-J> gj                        " wrapped line navigation
noremap <C-K> gk

" space bar un-highlights search
:noremap <silent> <Space> :silent noh<Bar>echo<CR>

" Unused
" set listchars=tab:.\ ,trail:•     " make trail space and tabs with bullet
" set list