SexyVim

🚀 Vim Configuration

Hey, folks! Today I want to share my Vim configuration with you, which makes working with this powerful text editor even more enjoyable and efficient.

✨ GitHub repository ✨

⭐️ Introduction to Vim

Vim (Vi Improved) is a powerful and flexible text editor with extensive customization and extension capabilities. It was originally created as an enhanced version of the classic Vi editor, retaining its efficiency and speed while adding many additional features.

🤔 Why Use Vim?

Efficiency:

By using hotkeys and editing in command mode, Vim allows you to manipulate text without the need for a mouse, increasing productivity.

Flexibility and Customization:

Vim offers extensive customization options, allowing you to adapt it to your individual needs. This includes changing keyboard layouts, configuring color schemes, adding new features through plugins, and more.

Support for Various Programming Languages:

Vim provides broad support for working with different programming languages, thanks to syntax highlighting, auto-completion, and syntax checking.

📝 Description

This configuration is designed for those who are just starting their journey with Vim, as well as for experienced users who want to enhance their Vim experience.

📦 Plugin List

Vundle (gmarik/Vundle.vim): Manages plugins within Vim.

Code/Project Navigation:

NERDTree (scrooloose/nerdtree): A tree explorer plugin for Vim.
Unite.vim (Shougo/unite.vim): Enables navigation between buffers and files.
Tagbar (majutsushi/tagbar): Provides a class/module browser.
SimpylFold (tmhedberg/SimpylFold): Offers code folding.

Other:

vim-airline (vim-airline/vim-airline): Provides a status/tabline for Vim.
vim-airline-themes (vim-airline/vim-airline-themes): Offers themes for vim-airline.
vim-surround (tpope/vim-surround): Helps with working with parentheses, brackets, quotes, XML tags, and more.
indentLine (Yggdroot/indentLine): Adds indent guides.
vim-move (matze/vim-move): Facilitates moving text.

Snippets Support:

vim-snipmate (garbas/vim-snipmate): Manages code snippets.
vim-addon-mw-utils (MarcWeber/vim-addon-mw-utils): Dependency for vim-snipmate.
tlib_vim (tomtom/tlib_vim): Dependency for vim-snipmate.
vim-snippets (honza/vim-snippets): Repository of code snippets.

Languages Support:

syntastic (scrooloose/syntastic): Provides syntax checking for various languages.
vim-commentary (tpope/vim-commentary): Helps comment/uncomment code.
vim-sparkup (mitsuhiko/vim-sparkup): Offers support for Sparkup (XML/jinja/html-django, etc.).
vim-json (elzr/vim-json): Distinct highlighting of keywords vs values, JSON-specific (non-JS) warnings, quote concealing.
css.vim (JulesWang/css.vim): Offers CSS syntax highlighting.
vim-less (groenewege/vim-less): Provides syntax for LESS (dynamic CSS).
vim-javascript (pangloss/vim-javascript): Improves JavaScript indentation and syntax support.
vim-jsbeautify (maksimr/vim-jsbeautify): Formats JavaScript files using js-beautify.
typescript-vim (leafgarland/typescript-vim): Adds TypeScript syntax support.
html5.vim (othree/html5.vim): Provides HTML5 omnicomplete and syntax.
breeze.vim (idanarye/breeze.vim): Offers HTML navigation similar to vim-easymotion, tag matching, highlighting, and DOM navigation.
jedi-vim (davidhalter/jedi-vim): Enhances Python autocompletion in Vim.
python-mode (klen/python-mode): Adds Python support, including PyLint, Rope, Pydoc, breakpoints.
vim-jinja (mitsuhiko/vim-jinja): Adds Jinja support for Vim.
vim-virtualenv (jmcantrell/vim-virtualenv): Offers Virtualenv support in Vim.
vim-cython (tshirtman/vim-cython): Adds Cython support.
Dockerfile.vim (ekalinin/Dockerfile.vim): Provides syntax highlighting for Dockerfiles.
vim-docker-tools (kkvh/vim-docker-tools): Offers Docker-tools.

🔥 Hotkeys

F1: Toggles NERDTree to browse the list of files in the current directory.
F2: Toggles Tagbar to show a class/module browser.
F3: Opens Unite buffer to navigate through currently opened buffers.
F4: Aligns indents in the current code.
F5: Syntastic syntax checking.
F8: Python code check on PEP8.
Ctrl-j: Move block down.
Ctrl-k: Move block up.
Ctrl-z: Undo.
Ctrl-r: Redo.
Ctrl-a: Select all.
Ctrl-s: Saving, also in Insert mode.
Ctrl-Space: Activates autocompletion.
Shift-q: Close current buffer.
Shift-Right: Move to next buffer (->).
Shift-Left: Move to previous buffer (<-).

Additional Settings

The .vimrc file contains various settings for syntax highlighting, code navigation, and other features.
Specific settings are defined for Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, HTML, CSS, SASS, YAML, JSON, and more languages.
Airline theme is set to powerlineish.
Indentation settings are defined for different filetypes.
Various mappings are provided for easier movement, saving, and navigating between buffers and splits.

For more details and specific usage instructions, refer to the comments in the .vimrc file.

This documentation provides an overview of the plugins, settings, hotkeys, and languages supported by the Vundle Vim configuration.
Users can follow the installation instructions and explore the various features and enhancements offered by this configuration.

🚀 Let’s Get Started!

I hope this configuration helps you improve your Vim experience. If you have any questions or suggestions, feel free to share them in the comments!