" Vim main configuration file.


" Make sure Vim (and not Vi) settings are enabled.
set nocompatible

" Enable automatic filedection, plugin and indention load.
filetype plugin indent on

" Use utf-8 file encoding for all files.
set fileencodings=utf-8

" Wrap text after 78 characters.
set textwidth=78

" Set tabs to 4 spaces, use softtabs.
set shiftwidth=4
set softtabstop=4
set expandtab
" When < and > is used indent/deindent to the next shiftwidth boundary.
set shiftround
" Use the default value for real tabs.
set tabstop=8

" Enable auto indention.
set autoindent

" Activate lines display.
set number
" Display the ruler.
set ruler

" Activate syntax folding.
set foldmethod=syntax
set foldcolumn=2
set foldlevel=99 " no folding at default

" Use smartcase mode when searching; only check for case if the searched word
" contains a capital character.
set ignorecase
set smartcase

" Activate spell checking, use English as default.
set spell
set spelllang=en_us

" When joining lines only add one space after a sentence.
set nojoinspaces

" Allow backspacing over autoindent, line breaks and insert mode starts.
set backspace=indent,eol,start

" Don't use any modelines.
set nomodeline

" When completing paths first use the longest path then display a list of all
" possible files.
set wildmode=longest,list

" Visualize the line the cursor is currently in.
set cursorline

" Use a dark background.
set background=dark


" Use "," as my mapleader.
let mapleader = ","
let maplocalleader = ","


" Disable Apple style movements in MacVim.
if has("gui_macvim")
    let macvim_skip_cmd_opt_movement = 1
endif


" Activate syntax coloring.
syntax enable


" Automatically save and the load the file state (stored in ~/.vim/view).
autocmd BufWrite * mkview
autocmd BufRead  * loadview