.vimrc

" General
set nocompatible                      " essential
set history=1000                      " lots of command line history
set ffs=unix,dos,mac                  " support these files
filetype plugin indent on             " load filetype plugin

" Colors / Theme
if &t_Co > 2 || has("gui_running")
  if has("terminfo")
    set t_Co=16
    set t_AB=[%?%p1%{8}%<%t%p1%{40}%+%e%p1%{92}%+%;%dm
    set t_AF=[%?%p1%{8}%<%t%p1%{30}%+%e%p1%{82}%+%;%dm
  else
    set t_Co=16
    set t_Sf=[3%dm
    set t_Sb=[4%dm
  endif
  syntax on
  set hlsearch
  colorscheme slate2
endif

"  Highlight
highlight Comment         ctermfg=DarkGrey guifg=#444444
highlight StatusLineNC    ctermfg=Black ctermbg=DarkGrey cterm=bold
highlight StatusLine      ctermbg=Black ctermfg=LightGrey

"   Highlight Trailing Whitespace
set list listchars=trail:.,tab:>.
highlight SpecialKey ctermfg=DarkGray ctermbg=Black

"  UI
set ruler                  " show the cursor position all the time
set noshowcmd              " don't display incomplete commands
set nolazyredraw           " turn off lazy redraw
set number                 " line numbers
set wildmenu               " turn on wild menu
set wildmode=list:longest,full
set ch=2                   " command line height
set backspace=2            " allow backspacing over everything in insert mode
set nostartofline          " don't jump to the start of line when scrolling

" Visual Cues
set showmatch              " brackets/braces that is
set mat=5                  " duration to show matching brace (1/10 sec)
set incsearch              " do incremental searching
set laststatus=2           " always show the status line
set ignorecase             " ignore case when searching
set nohlsearch             " don't highlight searches
set visualbell             " shut the fuck up

" Text Formatting
set autoindent             " automatic indent new lines
set smartindent            " be smart about it
set nowrap                 " do not wrap lines
set softtabstop=2          " yep, two
set shiftwidth=2           " ..
set tabstop=4
set expandtab              " expand tabs to spaces
set nosmarttab             " fuck tabs
set formatoptions+=n       " support for numbered/bullet lists
set textwidth=76           " wrap at 76 chars by default

" File Types
au BufRead,BufNewFile *.ru    set ft=ruby