my .vimrc for Web Development. PHP, Javascript, HTML, CSS, Ruby

.vimrc

set nocompatible

"Enable filetypes
filetype on
filetype plugin on
filetype indent on
syntax on

"Write the old file out when switching between files.
set autowrite

"Display current cursor position in lower right corner.
set ruler

"Want a different map leader than \
"set mapleader = ",";

"Ever notice a slight lag after typing the leader key + command? This lowers
"the timeout.
set timeoutlen=500

"Switch between buffers without saving
set hidden

"/usr/share/vim/vimNN/colors
"Here's 100 to choose from: http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=625
colorscheme slate 

set background=dark  		" helps with syntax highlighting

"Set font type and size. Depends on the resolution. Larger screens, prefer h20
set guifont=Menlo:h14

"Tab stuff
set tabstop=3
set shiftwidth=3
set softtabstop=3
set expandtab

" Insert Tab or complete identifier"
function MyTabOrComplete()
	let col = col('.')-1
	if !col || getline('.')[col-1] !- '\k'
		return "\<tab>"
	else
		return "\<C-N>"
	endif
endfunction

inoremap <Tab> <C-R>=MyTabOrComplete()<CR>

"Show command in bottom right portion of the screen
set showcmd

"Show lines numbers
set number

"Prefer relative line numbering?
"set relativenumber"

"Indent stuff
set smartindent
set autoindent

"Always show the status line
set laststatus=2

"Prefer a slightly higher line height
set linespace=3

"Better line wrapping 
set wrap
set textwidth=79
set formatoptions=qrn1

"Set incremental searching"
set incsearch

"Highlight searching
set hlsearch

" case insensitive search
set ignorecase
set smartcase

"Hide MacVim toolbar by default
set go-=T

"Hard-wrap paragraphs of text
nnoremap <leader>q gqip

"Enable code folding
set foldenable

"Hide mouse when typing
set mousehide

"Shortcut to fold tags with leader (usually \) + ft
nnoremap <leader>ft Vatzf

" Create dictionary for custom expansions
" set dictionary+=/Users/jeff_way/.vim/dict.txt

"Opens a vertical split and switches over (\v)
nnoremap <leader>v <C-w>v<C-w>l

"Split windows below the current window.
set splitbelow              

" session settings
set sessionoptions=resize,winpos,winsize,buffers,tabpages,folds,curdir,help

"Set up an HTML5 template for all new .html files
"autocmd BufNewFile * silent! 0r $VIMHOME/templates/%:e.tpl

"Load the current buffer in Firefox - Mac specific.
"abbrev ff :! open -a firefox.app %:p<cr>

"Map a change directory to the desktop - Mac specific
"nmap <leader>d :cd ~/Desktop<cr>:e.<cr>

"Shortcut for editing  vimrc file in a new tab
nmap <leader>ev :tabedit $MYVIMRC<cr>

"Change zen coding plugin expansion key to shift + e
"let g:user_zen_expandabbr_key = '<C-e>'

"Faster shortcut for commenting. Requires T-Comment plugin
"map <leader>c <c-_><c-_>

"Saves time; maps the spacebar to colon
nmap <space> :

"Automatically change current directory to that of the file in the buffer
autocmd BufEnter * cd %:p:h

"Map code completion to , + tab
imap <leader><tab> <C-x><C-o>

" More useful command-line completion
set wildmenu

"Auto-completion menu
set wildmode=list:longest

"http://vim.wikia.com/wiki/Make_Vim_completion_popup_menu_work_just_like_in_an_IDE
set completeopt=longest,menuone
inoremap <expr> <CR> pumvisible() ? "\<C-y>" : "\<C-g>u\<CR>"
inoremap <expr> <C-n> pumvisible() ? '<C-n>' :
  \ '<C-n><C-r>=pumvisible() ? "\<lt>Down>" : ""<CR>'
inoremap <expr> <M-,> pumvisible() ? '<C-n>' :
  \ '<C-x><C-o><C-n><C-p><C-r>=pumvisible() ? "\<lt>Down>" : ""<CR>'

"Map escape key to jj -- much faster
imap jj <esc>

"Delete all buffers (via Derek Wyatt)
nmap <silent> ,da :exec "1," . bufnr('$') . "bd"<cr>

"Bubble single lines (kicks butt)
"http://vimcasts.org/episodes/bubbling-text/
nmap <C-Up> ddkP
nmap <C-Down> ddp

"Bubble multiple lines
vmap <C-Up> xkP`[V`]
vmap <C-Down> xp`[V`]

" Source the vimrc file after saving it. This way, you don't have to reload Vim to see the changes.
if has("autocmd")
 augroup myvimrchooks
  au!
  autocmd bufwritepost .vimrc source ~/.vimrc
 augroup END
endif

" easier window navigation
nmap <C-h> <C-w>h
nmap <C-j> <C-w>j
nmap <C-k> <C-w>k
nmap <C-l> <C-w>l

"Helpful abbreviations
iab lorem Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.
iab llorem Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. 

"Spelling corrects. Just for example. Add yours below.
iab teh the
iab Teh The

" Get to home dir easier
" <leader>hm is easier to type than :cd ~
nmap <leader>hm :cd ~/ <CR>

" Alphabetically sort CSS properties in file with :SortCSS
:command! SortCSS :g#\({\n\)\@<=#.,/}/sort

" Shortcut to opening a virtual split to right of current pane
" Makes more sense than opening to the left
nmap <leader>bv :bel vsp

" Saves file when Vim window loses focus
au FocusLost * :wa

" Backups
set backupdir=~/.vim/tmp/backup/ " backups
set directory=~/.vim/tmp/swap/ " swap files
set backup " enable backup

" No more stretching for navigating files
"noremap h ;
"noremap j h
"noremap k gj
"noremap l gk
"noremap ; l

set guioptions-=l
set guioptions-=L
set guioptions-=r
set guioptions-=R
set guioptions-=T

set showmatch " show matching brackets

" print empty <a> tag
map! ;h <a href=""></a><ESC>5hi

execute pathogen#infect()

" ESC to escape search highlights
nnoremap <esc> :noh<return><esc>

" PHP "
let php_sql_query=1  	" highlight sql in strings
let php_htmlInStrings	" highlight HTML in string 
let php_noShortTags=1   " disable short tags
let php_folding=1 		" enable folding for classes and functions

" activate for nerdcommenter
" filetype plugin on