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[config/dotfiles.git] / vimrc

diff --git a/vimrc b/vimrc
index 3528719c8ec065b6f0c02f076554596fc102b11e..44ba05226538b58f62966a01cbb9d63d429dd16b 100644 (file)
--- a/vimrc
+++ b/vimrc
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@
 " Make sure Vim (and not Vi) settings are enabled.
 set nocompatible
 
-" Enable automatic filedection, plugin and indention load.
+" Enable automatic file detection, plugin and indention.
 filetype plugin indent on
 
-" Use utf-8 file encoding for all files.
+" Use UTF-8 file encoding for all files.
 set fileencodings=utf-8
 
 " Wrap text after 78 characters.
@@ -25,20 +25,16 @@ set tabstop=8
 " Enable auto indention.
 set autoindent
 
-" Activate lines display.
-set number
-" Display the ruler with current line/file position.
-set ruler
-" Display partial commands in the status line.
-set showcmd
+" Already display matches while typing the search command. This makes spotting
+" errors easily.
+set incsearch
 
 " 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.
+" Only check for case if the searched word contains a capital character.
 set ignorecase
 set smartcase
 
@@ -46,6 +42,25 @@ set smartcase
 set spell
 set spelllang=en_us
 
+
+" Use a dark background.
+set background=dark
+
+" Activate lines display.
+set number
+" Display the ruler with current line/file position.
+set ruler
+" Display partial commands in the status line.
+set showcmd
+
+" Visualize the line the cursor is currently in.
+set cursorline
+
+" Display tabs as "^I" and trailing space as "-".
+set list
+set listchars=trail:-
+
+
 " When joining lines only add one space after a sentence.
 set nojoinspaces
 
@@ -68,11 +83,6 @@ set nomodeline
 " 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.
@@ -85,9 +95,15 @@ let NERDCreateDefaultMappings=0
 " Map toggle comment.
 map <Leader><Leader> <plug>NERDCommenterToggle
 
+" 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>
+
 " I often type "W" instead of "w" when trying to save a file. Fix my mistake.
 cmap W w
 cmap Wq wq
+" Also fix my typo with "Q".
+cmap Q q
 
 
 " Disable Apple style movements in MacVim.