My Vim Configuration

This is my personal Vim configuration.

Table of Contents

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1. Why Use This?
2. Installation
3. External Dependencies
   • Powerline Fonts
   • Python Language Server
   • Lua Support
4. Updating
5. Plugin List
   • Plugin Manager
   • Color Schemes
   • Editing
   • File Navigation
   • Languages
   • Linting
   • Programming
   • User Interface
   • Version Control
6. Troubleshooting

Why Use This?

If you're lazy and want to use what I'm using, feel free to. However, note that each person's Vim configuration is tailored to that person's workflow, and not necessarily anyone else's. This is why I recommend that people customize Vim to best fit their own needs.

Installation

Clone this repository and run pull.sh as follows:

git clone https://github.com/EvanQuan/qvim ~/.vim
cd ~/.vim
bash pull.sh

Hooray, that's it! You're all done!

Windows

Bash (.sh) files are not executable on Windows by default. One solution is to install Git Bash or Cygwin to run pull.sh.

Another solution is to stop using Windows entirely.

On a more serious note, I may later make a .bat script to make things easier on Windows.

External Dependencies

No one likes having to install external dependencies, which is why all of mine are optional. That being said, installing these may improve your Vim experience.

Powerline Fonts

By default, Powerline symbols are disabled in settings.vim. But if you want to make your status line look fancy, you can install them here.

Python Language Server

ale requires some extra stuff to do its linting for Python. You can install the Language Server Protocol for Python linting with:

pip install 'python-language-server[all]'

or

pip3 install 'python-language-server[all]'

You can install Flake8 for style guide enforcement with:

python<version> -m pip install flake8

where <version> is the Python version you have installed, such as 3.4 or 3.7. If running python in your terminal already runs some version of Python 3, then no version number needs to be included.

Lua Support

If Vim is installed without Lua support (:echo has('lua') responds with 1), then autocomplete features from completor.vim or neocomplete will not work.

Updating

Vimrc configuration

To update your configuration, run bash pull.sh. If there is a new version of settings.vim available, your local copy will be replaced with a template of the newer version. Otherwise, your local settings.vim will be unchanged.

cd ~/.vim
bash pull.sh

Plugins

To update your plugins, open up Vim and execute :PlugUpdate. Close and restart Vim.

Plugin List

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Plugin Manager

• vim-plug

Color Schemes

• onedark.vim
• vim-one

Editing

• auto-pairs
• betterdigraphs.vim
• completor.vim
• dragvisuals
• listtrans
• neocomplete
• nerdcommenter
• tabular
• targets.vim
• ultisnips
• victionary
• vim-closetag
• vim-easy-align
• vim-exchange
• vim-mathematize
• vim-multiple-cursors
• vim-repeat
• vim-sensible
• vim-snippets
• vim-speeddating
• vim-surround
• vim-textobj-parameter
• vim-textobj-user
• vim-workspace

File Navigation

• ctrlp.vim
• nerdtree
• vim-mkdir

Language Support

• arm-syntax-vim
• prolog.vim
• vim-instant-markdown
• vim-javacomplete2
• vim-polyglot
• vim-prolog
• vim-pythonsense
• vimtex

Linting

• ale
• jedi-vim

Programming

• vim-executioner
• vader.vim

User Interface

• goyo.vim
• indentLine
• lightline-buffer
• lightline.vim
• quick-scope
• vim-leader-guide
• vim-sleuth
• vim-togglecursor
• vim-startify

Version Control

• nerdtree-git-plugin
• vim-fugitive
• vim-gitbranch
• vim-gitgutter
• vim-rhubarb

Troubleshooting

Plugins are not installed

vim-plug manages the installation of all the plugins. Open Vim and execute :PlugInstall. Close and restart Vim.

Vimrc is not detected

For Vim versions 7.4 (or late versions of 7.3) onwards, Vim automatically detects ~/.vim/vimrc as a secondary vimrc so nothing needs to be done. For earlier versions of Vim, create a dummy ~/.vimrc file in your home directory that links to ~/.vim/vimrc:

echo "source ~/.vim/vimrc" > ~/.vimrc

Better yet, just update Vim.

Some characters in the UI are not rendering properly

There are two solutions:

1. Install Powerline fonts here.

Once Powerline fonts are installed, they need to be set in the terminal for them to appear correctly. On Mac, I use Meslo LG M for Powerline 14.

2. Disable Powerline fonts

Go to settings.vim and set g:special_symbols_enabled = 0. The resulting appearance will be:

Italic characters are not rendering

If for some reason your terminal does not support italics, enable them:

echo "xterm-256color|xterm with 256 colors and italic,
  sitm=\E[3m, ritm=\E[23m,
  use=xterm-256color," >> xterm-256color.terminfo.txt
tic -o ~/.terminfo xterm-256color.terminfo.txt

Everything is blue

There are 2 solutions:

1. Use a terminal that supports 24-bit color (also called true color).

   Mac

   I strongly recommend iTerm2 over the default terminal. It supports 24-bit color and has a bunch of other fancy stuff.

   Windows

   If you're using PuTTY for ssh, use some other terminal for ssh instead, such as Git Bash or Mintty.

   Linux

   You already know what you're doing. 🐧

2. Disable true color

   Go to settings.vim and set g:truecolor_enabled = 0. The resulting appearance will be be an altered version of the selected color scheme.