Add more refinements.

gvimrc

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ set lines=9999
 " from the help, recommended for widest possible
 set columns=9999
 set background=dark
-" enable antialiasing for environments supporting it
+"" enable antialiasing for environments supporting it
 set anti
 set guioptions-=r
 set guioptions-=b

markdown.vim

@@ -1,9 +1,17 @@
+" set a smaller indent
 autocmd filetype markdown set ts=2
-autocmd filetype markdown set sw=2
-autocmd filetype markdown set expandtab
-autocmd filetype markdown set nolinebreak
-autocmd filetype markdown set fdm=indent
-autocmd filetype markdown set tw=0
-autocmd filetype markdown set smarttab
-autocmd filetype markdown set smartindent
-autocmd FileType javascript set spell
+" like text files, don't break
+"autocmd filetype markdown set tw=0
+"" keep soft breaks between words
+"autocmd filetype markdown set nolinebreak
+"" fold on what indents there are
+"autocmd filetype markdown set fdm=indent
+"" smarten indent handling
+"autocmd filetype markdown set smartindent
+"" turn off line width hint
+"autocmd FileType markdown set colorcolumn=0
+"
+"if has("gui_running")
+"    " narrow the gui window for text wrangling
+"    autocmd FileType markdown set columns=120
+"endif

text.vim

@@ -1 +1,23 @@
-set tw=0
+" don't hard break text
+autocmd FileType text set tw=0
+" keep soft breaks between words
+autocmd FileType text set linebreak
+" turn list off as it interferes with soft wrapping
+autocmd FileType text set nolist!
+" pull the wrap margin in given my preference for wide terms and windows
+autocmd FileType text set wrapmargin=20
+" turn off breaking when typing new text
+autocmd FileType text set formatoptions-=t
+" turn off line width hint
+autocmd FileType text set colorcolumn=0
+
+" open full screen with macvim
+if has("gui_macvim")
+  set fuoptions=maxvert,maxhorz
+  au GUIEnter * set fullscreen
+endif
+
+if has("gui_running")
+    " narrow the gui window for text wrangling
+    autocmd FileType text set columns=80
+endif

vimrc

@@ -1,9 +1,25 @@
 " set the directory where my vimrc git project is located
 source ~/.vimrc_local
 
+" N.B. put settings that file type specific configs will override here
+"
 " even with the nice space/tab autodetect, prefer 4 for tab stops
 " but let file type specifics override (for instance a setting of 2 for markdown
 set ts=4
+" default to folding on syntax
+set fdm=syntax
+" set a readable width
+set textwidth=80
+" make white space visible, where that matters
+set list
+" set up folding preferences
+set fde=1
+" vim's spelling is smart enough for code, to only check comments
+set spell
+" add a hint for long lines
+set colorcolumn=120
+" default to expanding tabs, I'm not insane
+set expandtab
 
 " source aux files also under git control
 let oldwd = getcwd()
@@ -26,9 +42,6 @@ syntax on
 set number
 set relativenumber
 
-" make white space visible, where that matters
-set list
-
 " it is a big fat key, after all
 let mapleader = "\<Space>"
 
@@ -55,20 +68,13 @@ set sbr=+
 " always on status line
 set laststatus=2
 
-" set up folding preferences
-set fde=1
-set fdm=syntax
 " let backspace work more naturally
 set backspace=start,indent,eol
-" set a readable width
-set textwidth=80
 " favor modern encoding
 set enc=utf-8
 " more readable config for list mode
 set listchars+=nbsp:¬,tab:»·,trail:·
 set listchars-=eol:$
-" add a hint for long lines
-set colorcolumn=120
 " smarter handling of case during search
 set ignorecase
 set smartcase