Vim config (May 2009)

mntnoe — Fri, 22 May 2009 19:51:51 +0000

Here is my Vim configuration as of May 2009. It is a work in progress (and will always be), and is designed on a number of pragmatical choices and compromises, rather than on a universal guideline.

That been said, I think my configuration has become pretty neat. See for yourself

I only use Vim in the terminal, but most of the configuration also works in gVim (you may have to modify some of the bindings for the special characters like ).

Although the .vimrc is long, I have tried to avoid making the configuration too heavy, so you will only find mappings that I actually use. Usually, I discover a work pattern that I want to speed up, and create a binding. Then I try it some time to see if I will get used to it; if not, I remove again. That’s the methodology

Major features

Usable with both the Colemak and Qwerty layout
Readable colorscheme
Makes heavy use of alt/meta bindings (as alt is easier to hit than control)
Efficient tabbed navigation
Custom status line
Quick access to often used Ex commands
Many navigation improving bindings (examples: next occurence of visual selection, tag jump in new tab reusing existing tabs, search outline ({{{), open visual selection in split window)
Plugins are configured to be pervasive (they will not get in your way; at least not my way )

As of writing, I use these external plugins, which you may download from vim.org.

AlignPlugin
NERD_commenter
a (alternate)
imaps
matchit
project
rhs (not yet published)
securemodelines
surround
taglist
timestamp
vcssvn

Of “major” filetype plugins, I use haskellmode and latexsuite.

These are the files of interest. Enjoy

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Vim config (May 2009)

Major features