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+" sets spell check to be enabled to files which
+" end with either .md or .txt
+" 
+" To get auto complete type z= when you are
+" over the word.
+autocmd BufRead,BufNewFile *.md setlocal spell spelllang=en_us
+autocmd BufRead,BufNewFile *.txt setlocal spell spelllang=en_us
+
+
+""" Indentation and Tabs """
+"file based indentation
+filetype plugin indent on
+
+"copy indentation from current line when making a new line
+set autoindent
+" Smart indentation when programming: indent after {
+set smartindent 
+
+set tabstop=4     " number of spaces per tab
+set expandtab     " convert tabs to spaces
+set shiftwidth=4  " set a tab press equal to 4 spaces
+
+
+""" Looks and Appearance"""
+
+" Enable syntax highlighting
+syntax enable
+
+" Enable 256 colors palette in Gnome Terminal
+if $COLORTERM == 'gnome-terminal'
+    set t_Co=256
+endif
+
+try
+    colorscheme desert
+catch
+endtry
+
+set background=dark
+
+" Set extra options when running in GUI mode
+if has("gui_running")
+    set guioptions-=T
+    set guioptions-=e
+    set t_Co=256
+    set guitablabel=%M\ %t
+endif
+
+
+" File Encodings
+
+" Set utf8 as standard encoding and en_US as the standard language
+set encoding=utf8
+
+" Use Unix as the standard file type
+set ffs=unix,dos,mac
+
+
+" Productivity 
+
+" Set Line Numbers to show
+set number
+
+" Highlights the current line with a underscore
+set cursorline
+
+" Displays a red bar at 80 characters
+set colorcolumn=80
+
+" Shows a auto complete tab when you are typing a command
+" like :sp <tab>
+set wildmenu
+
+" sets the size of the status bar at bottom to have a height of two
+set laststatus=2
+
+
+
+"  Searching when in command mode type /words to find
+" search as characters are entered
+set incsearch
+" highlight matched characters
+set hlsearch
+
+" Ignore case when searching
+set ignorecase
+
+
+
+"Disable ding sound on error, flashes cursor instead
+set visualbell
+
+" Display ruler on bottom right -- should be there by default
+set ruler
+
+" Enables mouse support
+set mouse=a
+
+" Auto updates file if an external source edits the file
+set autoread
+
+" Improves performance by only redrawing screen when needed
+set lazyredraw
+
+
+" Copy and paste
+" Selection
+" v and arrows select characters
+" V select entire lines
+" d on something selected cuts it -- also used for delete
+" y = yank = copy
+" P paste before cursor
+" p paste after cursor
+
+
+
+" Basic Vim navigation
+" :sp file  -- this will open a new file horizontally
+" :vsp file -- will open a file splitting vertically
+" ctrl-w w -- this will toggle to another open vim window