set encoding=utf8  
  
set textwidth=0  
set tabstop=4 " Number of spaces to expand tab (messy)  
set softtabstop=4 " Number of spaces for insert for tab  
set shiftwidth=4 " Number of spaces for << or >>  
set expandtab  
  
set ruler  
set autoindent  
set nocompatible " use Vim defaults (much better!)  
set bs=2 " allow backspacing over everything in insert mode  
set ai " always set autoindenting on  
set vb " turn off bell  
set guifont=Monospace\ 12 " determined with 'set gfn'  
syntax on " switch syntax highlighting on  
  
" searching options  
set nowrapscan  
set ignorecase  
  
" use ALT key to treat wrapped text as new line when traversing  
map gj  
map gk  
imap gki  
imap gji  
  
" disable indentation for pasting with f2  
nnoremap :set invpaste paste?  
set pastetoggle=  
set showmode  
  
" for working with Windows line endings  
autocmd BufReadPost * nested  
\ if !exists('b:reload_dos') && !&binary && &ff=='unix' && (0 < search('\r$', 'nc')) |  
\ let b:reload_dos = 1 |  
\ e ++ff=dos |  
\ endif  

" Protect large files from sourcing and other overhead.  
if !exists("my_auto_commands_loaded")  
let my_auto_commands_loaded = 1  
" Large files are > 10M  
" Set options:  
" eventignore+=FileType (no syntax highlighting etc  
" assumes FileType always on)  
" noswapfile (save copy of file)  
" bufhidden=unload (save memory when other file is viewed)  
" undolevels=-1 (no undo possible)  
let g:LargeFile = 1024 * 1024 * 10  
augroup LargeFile  
autocmd BufReadPre * let f=expand("") | if getfsize(f) > g:LargeFile | set eventignore+=FileType | setlocal noswapfile bufhidden=unload undolevels=-1 | else | set eventignore-=FileType | endif  
augroup END  
endif