Vim — beginner’s config

.vimrc

" auto-source this configuration file when updated
autocmd! BufWritePost .vimrc source ~/.vimrc

" Modern / standard / Notepad-like behavior:
source $VIMRUNTIME/mswin.vim
set nocompatible   " required for a multi-level undo/redo stack
set mouse=a        " enable mouse selection

" gVim handles Ctrl-* shortcuts a bit better than Vim
set guifont=Monospace\ 9
set go=

" UI settings
set ruler          " show line,column + %
set number         " show line numbers
set showcmd        " show command line
set showmatch      " show matching brackets/parenthesis

" search settings
set hlsearch       " highlight search results
set incsearch      " incremental search: find as you type
set ignorecase     " search is case-insensitive...
set smartcase      " ... except if the search pattern contains upper-case chars

" syntax highlighting
syntax on
colorscheme desert

" use 'kj' to escape insert mode
inoremap kj <C-[>

" lazy scrolling
noremap <BS>    <PageUp>
noremap <Space> <PageDown>
noremap <Return> zz

" lazy code folding / unfolding
noremap <Tab>   za
noremap <S-Tab> zA
set foldmethod=indent