.vimrc

" ===== Basic

" do not make vim compatible with vi.
set nocompatible
" Disable the mouse.
set mouse=
set ttymouse=
" use utf-8 encoding.
set encoding=utf-8
"  use 256-bit colors.
set t_Co=256
" check indent format by file type.
filetype indent on
" show non-space whitespaces
set list
set listchars=tab:>-

"===== Indents
" Auto insert spaces after press the "ENTER" key.
set autoindent
" Auto convert tabs into spaces.
set expandtab
" 1 tab is displayed as 4 spaces
set tabstop=4
" number of spaces in tab when editing
set softtabstop=4


" ===== Visualization

" redraw only when we need to.
set lazyredraw
" show line numbers.
set number
" show location of cursor using a horizontal line.
set cursorline
" turn on syntax hightlighting.
syntax on
filetype on
" Display command/visual/insert mode at the bottom.
set showmode
" In command mode, display the typed commands at the bottom.
set showcmd

colorscheme desert