" EDIT SETTINGS
" Enable automatic file detection, plugin and indention.
-filetype plugin indent on
+if has("autocmd")
+ filetype plugin indent on
+endif
" Use UTF-8 file encoding for all files.
set fileencodings=utf-8
set incsearch
" Activate syntax folding.
-set foldmethod=syntax
-set foldcolumn=2
-set foldlevel=99 " no folding at default
+if has("folding")
+ set foldmethod=syntax
+ set foldcolumn=2
+ set foldlevel=99 " no folding at default
+endif
" Only check for case if the searched word contains a capital character.
set ignorecase
" EDITOR SETTINGS
-" 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
+" Increase number of tabs which can be opened with the -p option.
+if v:version >= 700
+ set tabpagemax=50
+endif
+
-" MAPPINGS
+" MAPPINGS (except for plugins, see PLUGIN SETTINGS below)
" Use "," as my mapleader.
-let mapleader = ","
-let maplocalleader = ","
+if has("eval")
+ let mapleader = ","
+ let maplocalleader = ","
+endif
-" Settings for the NERD commenter.
-" Don't create any mappings I don't want to use.
-let NERDCreateDefaultMappings=0
-" Map toggle comment.
-map <Leader><Leader> <plug>NERDCommenterToggle
+" Use <space> to move down a page and - to move up one like in mutt.
+nnoremap <Space> <C-f>
+nnoremap - <C-b>
" Maps to change spell language between English and German.
map <Leader>se :set spelllang=en_us<CR>
map <Leader>sd :set spelllang=de_de<CR>
+" Add semicolon to the end of the line. Thanks to
+" http://www.van-laarhoven.org/vim/.vimrc for this idea and godlygeek in #vim
+" for an improved version which doesn't clobber any marks.
+nnoremap <silent> ; :call setline(line('.'), getline('.') . ';')<CR>
+
" I often type "W" instead of "w" when trying to save a file. Fix my mistake.
-cmap W w
-cmap Wq wq
+" Thanks to Tony Mechelynck <antoine.mechelynck@gmail.com> from the Vim
+" mailing list for the commands.
+if v:version < 700
+ cnoreabbrev W w
+ cnoreabbrev Wq wq
+else
+ cnoreabbrev <expr> W
+ \ ((getcmdtype() == ':' && getcmdpos() <= 2) ? 'w' : 'W')
+ cnoreabbrev <expr> Wq
+ \ ((getcmdtype() == ':' && getcmdpos() <= 3) ? 'wq' : 'Wq')
+endif
" Also fix my typo with "Q".
-cmap Q q
+if v:version < 700
+ cnoreabbrev Q q
+else
+ cnoreabbrev <expr> Q
+ \ ((getcmdtype() == ':' && getcmdpos() <= 2) ? 'q' : 'Q')
+endif
+
+" Make sure xa0 (alt + space) is automatically changed to a normal whitespace
+" if pressed accidentally while in insert mode (happens on Mac sometimes).
+if has("mac")
+ imap <Char-0xa0> <Space>
+endif
" Disable Apple style movements in MacVim.
-if has("gui_macvim")
+if has("gui_macvim") && has("eval")
let macvim_skip_cmd_opt_movement = 1
endif
" SYNTAX SETTINGS
" Activate syntax coloring.
-syntax enable
+if has("syntax")
+ syntax enable
+
+" Highlight text longer then 78 characters. Thanks to Tony Mechelynck
+" <antoine.mechelynck@gmail.com> from the Vim mailing list.
+ if v:version >= 700
+ 2match Todo /\%>78v./
+ else
+ match Todo /\%>78v./
+ endif
+endif
+
+
+" PLUGIN SETTINGS
+
+" Settings for the NERD commenter.
+" Don't create any mappings I don't want to use.
+if has("eval")
+ let NERDCreateDefaultMappings = 0
+endif
+" Map toggle comment.
+map <Leader><Leader> <plug>NERDCommenterToggle
+
+" AUTO COMMANDS
-" Automatically save and the load the file state (stored in ~/.vim/view).
-autocmd BufWrite * mkview
-autocmd BufRead * loadview
+" Use a custom auto group to prevent problems when the vimrc files is sourced
+" twice.
+if has("autocmd")
+ augroup vimrc
+ autocmd!
+
+" Use diff filetype for mercurial patches in patch queue.
+ autocmd BufReadPost */.hg/patches/* set filetype=diff
+
+ augroup END
+endif