My current vim optimizations for 🎨 and better ⌨️ experience.
Add the followint to your ~/.vimrc (if you dont have this file you may have to create it) and customize to your preferences.
" Show line and character numbers
set number
set ruler
" Auto indent by filetype
if has('filetype')
filetype indent on
endif
" Keep same indent on return when theres no auto indent
set autoindent
" Set color scheme
" Options -> default, blue, darkblue, delek, desert, elford, evening,
" industry, koehler, morning, murphy, pablo, peachpuff, ron, shine,
" slate, torte, zellner
colorscheme slate
" Enable syntax highlighting
if has('syntax')
syntax on
endif
" Reduce indentation width
set shiftwidth=4
set tabstop=4
" Make comments gray
hi comment ctermfg=darkgray
" Ask to save on exit
set confirm
" Show error nudge rather than audio
set visualbell
" Vim command autocomplete
set wildmenu
" Redraw only when needed
set lazyredraw
" Highlight character matches ([{}])
set showmatch
" Search while typing
set incsearch
" Highlight search matches
set hlsearch
" remap leader to comma for easier reach
let mapleader=","
" Key binding for easier clearing of search highlighting
nnoremap <leader><space> :nohlsearch<CR>
" Enable use of mouse for input
if has('mouse')
set mouse=a
endif