vimrc: Only color the first 200 columns per line.

[config/dotfiles.git] / vimrc

diff --git a/vimrc b/vimrc
index 72a19f770e2790ba84ca59844c638f739814392e..acc361f74e54da10b3daf9b41692d963e6761794 100644 (file)
--- a/vimrc
+++ b/vimrc
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ set nocompatible
 set runtimepath-=~/.vim
 set runtimepath^=~/.vim,~/.vim/runtime
 
+" Don't store swap files in the same directory as the edited file.
+set directory-=.
+
 " Disable modelines as they may cause security problems. Instead use
 " securemodelines (Vim script #1876).
 set nomodeline
@@ -111,12 +114,21 @@ set background=dark
 
 " Display line numbers.
 set number
+" But use as little space as necessary for the numbers column. Thanks to James
+" Vega (http://git.jamessan.com/?p=etc/vim.git;a=summary).
+if v:version >= 700
+    set numberwidth=1
+endif
 " Display the ruler with current line/file position. If 'statusline' is used
 " then this only affects <C-g>.
 set ruler
 " Display partial commands in the status line.
 set showcmd
 
+" Don't redraw screen when executing macros; increases speed. Thanks to James
+" Vega (http://git.jamessan.com/?p=etc/vim.git;a=summary).
+set lazyredraw
+
 " Visualize the line the cursor is currently in.
 if v:version >= 700
     set cursorline
@@ -248,6 +260,11 @@ endif
 if has('syntax')
     syntax enable
 
+" Don't highlight more than 200 columns as I normally don't have that long
+" lines and they slow down syntax coloring. Thanks to Derek Wyatt
+" (http://www.derekwyatt.org/vim/the-vimrc-file/).
+    set synmaxcol=200
+
 " Highlight lines longer than 78 characters. Thanks to Tony Mechelynck
 " <antoine.mechelynck@gmail.com> from the Vim mailing list. It can easily be
 " disabled when necessary with :2match (in Vim >= 700).