my vimrc with some help from the aedit plugin and tpope

.vimrc

set ai ts=2 sts=2 et sw=2
set autoread
set background=light
set complete-=i     " Searching includes can be slow
set dictionary+=/usr/share/dict/words
set display=lastline
set ff=unix
set hidden
set listchars=tab:>\ ,trail:-
set listchars+=extends:>,precedes:<
set listchars+=nbsp:+
set list
set nosmartcase
set number
set scrolloff=3
set showcmd
set showmatch
if exists("+spelllang")
  set spelllang=en_us
endif
set vb " disable beep sound
set wildmode=list:longest,full

colorscheme ir_black

" Syntax
syntax on
filetype on
filetype plugin indent on
source $VIMRUNTIME/macros/matchit.vim

" MAPPINGS

" Use CTRL-F in insert mode to move one character to the right
inoremap <silent> <C-F> <Right>

" disable F1 help binding
map <F1> <Esc>
imap <F1> <Esc>


" Nerd Commenter
map <silent> \\  ,c<space>
map <D-/> ,c<space>

" allml
inoremap <M-o>       <Esc>o
inoremap <C-j>       <Down>
let g:allml_global_maps = 1


autocmd BufRead *.py set smartindent cinwords=if,elif,else,for,while,try,except,finally,def,class ts=4 sts=4 et sw=4
autocmd BufWritePre *.py normal m`:%s/\s\+$//e ``

autocmd BufRead *.rb set ts=2 sts=2 sw=2
autocmd BufRead *.html,*.rhtml,*.erb set ts=2 sts=2 sw=2


" ################### aedit plugin ########################
set backspace=indent,eol,start
set backupext=.bak
if has('win32')
  set backupdir=c:\windows\temp directory=c:\windows\temp
  set tags=c:\.vimtags
else
  set backupdir=/tmp directory=/tmp
  set tags=/tmp/.vimtags
endif
set history=10000 incsearch
set ignorecase smartcase
set undolevels=10000
set display="lastline,uhex"
set splitbelow
set whichwrap=<,>,h,l,b,s,~,[,] wildcharm=<Tab> wildmenu
set wildmode=list:longest,full
set laststatus=2 linebreak
set statusline=%<%f%(\ [%M%R%H%W]%)%=%(%<\ %o\ %02c%02V\ [%l/%L:%03p]%)
set printheader=%<%t\ %y%=%02p%%\ %02N

" Convenience shortcuts
command! CD cd %:p:h

" Use <M-d> to delete the rest of the word
inoremap <silent> <M-d> <C-o>cw<Esc><Right>

" Use <C-a> as an alias to <Home>
inoremap <silent> <C-a> <C-o>^

" Use <C-e> as an alias to <End>
inoremap <silent> <C-e> <End>

" Use <F2> to toggle hlsearch
nnoremap <silent> <F2> :let &hlsearch = !&hlsearch<CR>
inoremap <silent> <F2> <C-o>:let &hlsearch = !&hlsearch<CR>

" Use <Tab> to switch between windows and indent in visual mode
nnoremap <Tab> <C-w>w
nnoremap <S-Tab> <C-w>W
vnoremap <silent> <Tab> >gv
vnoremap <silent> <S-Tab> <gv