rewrite vimrc to be less arcane

vimrc

@@ -1,106 +1,77 @@
 " Settings -------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
-se lbr
+" general settings (use :help for these)
-se sbr=
+set confirm
-se sm
+set wildmenu
-se ve=onemore
+set autochdir
-se ttm=0
+set laststatus=2
-se hls
-se scs
-se ic
-se is
-se ai
-se et
-se sta
-se sw=3
-se sts=-1
-se cf
-se ru
-se wmnu
-se acd
-se lz
-se cole=1
-se ul=1000
-se ls=2
-se tpm=1000
-se enc=utf-8
-se fencs=ucs_bom,utf_8,sjis
-se bs=indent,eol,start
-se vi='100,/50,<50,s10,h,%
-se stl=[%{&syn}]\ %f
-se stl+=%r
-se stl+=%m
-"se stl+=\ %{tagbar#currenttag('←\ %s\ ','','f')}
-se stl+=\ %=
-se stl+=\ %{FileSize()}
-se stl+=\ %4l:%-3c
-se stl+=\ %4L
-se stl+=\ %3p%%
-se bo=all
-se cc=81
-se nuw=4
-se hid
-se ffs=unix,dos,mac
-se nojs
-se ut=500
-se fo=tcrqnolj
-se com=s0:/*!,m:\ ,ex:*/,s1:/*,mb:*,ex:*/,:///,://!,://
-se sc
-se tw=80
-"se rnu
-"se nu
 
-if has('gui_running')
+" visuals
-   se gcr+=i:hor10-Cursor
+set statusline=[%{&syntax}]\ %f
-   se gcr+=a:blinkon0
+set statusline+=%r
-   se go=agit
+set statusline+=%m
-   se lines=50
+"set statusline+=\ %{tagbar#currenttag('←\ %s\ ','','f')}
-   "se co=90
+set statusline+=\ %=
-   se co=80
+set statusline+=\ %{FileSize()}
-el
+set statusline+=\ %4l:%-3c
-   se t_Co=256
+set statusline+=\ %4L
-   let base16colorspace=256
+set statusline+=\ %3p%%
-   se tgc
-en
 
-colo base16-porple
+set ruler
+set showcmd
 
-sy on
+set numberwidth=4
+"set relativenumber
+"set number
 
-" 2019-02-25. I finally concede to turning all of these on...
+set colorcolumn=81
-"             although my autocommands still turn off most of them. ;P
+set conceallevel=1
-filet on
-filet plugin on
-filet indent on
 
-   " good fonts:
+set belloff=all
-   " =Lucida_Console:h10:cANSI:qDRAFT
-   " =Noto_Mono:h10:cANSI:qDRAFT
-   " =ばぐまるゴシック:h12:cSHIFTJIS:qDRAFT
-   " =Courier:h10:cANSI:qDRAFT
-   " =Px437_IBM_PS/2thin4:h12:cDEFAULT:qDRAFT
-   " =PxPlus_IBM_EGA8:h12:cDEFAULT:qDRAFT
-   " =PxPlus_IBM_VGA8:h12:cDEFAULT:qDRAFT
 
-   " good colors:
+" general movement and ergonomics
-   " base16-atelier-cave
+set linebreak
-   " base16-atelier-sulphurpool
+set showbreak=
-   " base16-atelier-plateu-light
+set virtualedit=onemore
-   " base16-circus
+set backspace=indent,eol,start
-   " base16-material-palenight
+set textwidth=80
-   " base16-porple
+set comments=s0:/*!,m:\ ,ex:*/,s1:/*,mb:*,ex:*/,:///,://!,://
-   " base16-rebecca
+set formatoptions=tcrqnolj
-   " base16-unikitty-dark
+set nojoinspaces
-   " base16-xcode-dusk
+let mapleader="\<Tab>"
-   " morning
-   " JSCZmgNell
 
-" Global Config --------------------------------------------------------------|
+" snappier responses
+set ttimeoutlen=0
+set lazyredraw
+
+" searching options (highlight, smart casing)
+set showmatch
+set hlsearch
+set smartcase
+set ignorecase
+set incsearch
+
+" tabulation (3 spaces, auto-indent when my muscle memory demands it)
+set autoindent
+set expandtab
+set smarttab
+set shiftwidth=3
+set softtabstop=-1
+
+" limits, what/when/how to save and encodings
+set undolevels=10000
+set tabpagemax=1000
+set viminfo='100,/50,<50,s10,h,%
+set encoding=utf-8
+set fileencodings=ucs_bom,utf_8,sjis
+set fileformats=unix,dos,mac
+set hidden
+set updatetime=500
 
 " bufexplorer
 let g:bufExplorerDisableDefaultKeyMapping=1
 
-" Gutentags
+" gutentags
 let g:gutentags_project_root=['.git', 'Makefile']
 
 " TwitVim
@@ -123,9 +94,6 @@ let g:netrw_winsize=20
 let g:buftabline_indicators=1
 let g:buftabline_numbers=2
 
-" vim
-let mapleader="\<Tab>"
-
 " TagBar
 let g:tagbar_vertical=7
 let g:tagbar_compact=1
@@ -136,21 +104,40 @@ let g:tagbar_autoshowtag=1
 " abolish
 let g:abolish_no_mappings=1 " we set out own later
 
-" OS-specific settings -------------------------------------------------------|
+" gui and terminal specific settings
+if has('gui_running')
+   set guicursor+=i:hor10-Cursor
+   set guicursor+=a:blinkon0
+   set guioptions=agit
 
+   set lines=50
+   set columns=80
+el
+   " use 256-color terminal capabilities
+   set t_Co=256
+   let base16colorspace=256
+   set termguicolors
+en
+
+" OS-specific settings
 if has('gui_running')
    if has('win32')
-      se gfn=PxPlus_IBM_EGA8:h12:cDEFAULT:qDRAFT
+      set guifont=PxPlus_IBM_EGA8:h12:cDEFAULT:qDRAFT
    el
-      se gfn=PxPlus\ IBM\ EGA8\ 12
+      set guifont=PxPlus\ IBM\ EGA8\ 12
-      se lsp=-2
+      set linespace=-2
    en
 en
 
 if has('win32')
+   " windows sucks
    let $PATH='G:\msys64\usr\bin;'.$PATH
-   se ssl
+
+   set shellslash
+
+   " netrw
    let key='G:/msys64/home/marrub/.ssh/id_rsa'
+
    let g:netrw_cygwin=0
    let g:netrw_ignorenetrc=1
    let g:netrw_list_cmd="ssh -i " . key . " USEPORT HOSTNAME ls -Fa "
@@ -158,14 +145,32 @@ if has('win32')
    let g:netrw_scp_cmd="scp -q -i " . key
    let g:netrw_sftp_cmd="sftp -i " . key
    let g:netrw_silent=1
-   let g:gutentags_cache_dir=$VIM .'/vimtags/'
+
-   se dir=$VIM/vimtemp//
+   " gutentags
+   let g:gutentags_cache_dir=$VIM.'/vimtags/'
+
+   " swap files
+   set directory=$VIM/vimtemp//
 el
+   " gutentags
    let g:gutentags_cache_dir=$HOME.'/.vim/tags/'
-   se gp=rg\ --vimgrep\ -n
+
-   se dir=$HOME/.vim/temp//
+   " searching
+   set grepprg=rg\ --vimgrep\ -n
+
+   " swap files
+   set directory=$HOME/.vim/temp//
 en
 
+" set up colors and file types
+colorscheme base16-porple
+
+syntax on
+
+filetype on
+filetype plugin on
+filetype indent on
+
 " Functions ------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 " Automatic headers
@@ -225,7 +230,7 @@ au BufNewFile,BufRead *.s,*.inc setl sw=8 ft=asm_ca65
 au BufEnter * cal s:CloseEmptyBuffers()
 
 " EDF → conf
-au FileType edif se syn=conf
+au FileType edif set syn=conf
 
 " disable most ftplugins
 au BufReadPre * let b:did_ftplugin=1
@@ -312,7 +317,7 @@ nm <Leader>9 <Plug>BufTabLine.Go(9)
 nn <silent> <Leader>x gg"+yG``
 
 " Mirror
-vn <Leader>v c<C-O>:se ri<CR><C-R>"<Esc>:se nori<CR>
+vn <Leader>v c<C-O>:set ri<CR><C-R>"<Esc>:set nori<CR>
 
 " Fix syntax
 nn <silent> <F11> :sy sync fromstart<CR>