No syntax highlighting in vimdiff

Vim Syntax highlight often mixed with diff color, which makes text unreadable.

Add following line in ~/.vimrc to turn off syntax off in vimdiff

if &diff | syntax off | endif

Vim folding, auto fold xml, fold, unfold

To allow folds based on syntax add something like the following to your .vimrc:

set foldmethod=syntax
set foldlevelstart=1

let javaScript_fold=1         " JavaScript
let perl_fold=1               " Perl
let php_folding=1             " PHP
let r_syntax_folding=1        " R
let ruby_fold=1               " Ruby
let sh_fold_enabled=1         " sh
let vimsyn_folding='af'       " Vim script
let xml_syntax_folding=1      " XML




zo -- To open a fold block

zc -- To fold a block

zr -- Fold less

zm -- Fold more

VIM multiple clipboards(registers), without leaving insert model

To view your current registers type :reg. You'll notice that every register is prefixed with the symbol ".

How do you use these things? Let's say you want to copy a line into a specific register: "kyy will yank the current line into register "k. If you later want to paste register "k you can do this: "kp. 

If you want to put without leaving insert model:

ctrl-r follwed by the register lets you paste the contents of a register without leaving insert mode.

Ctrl + r" Put from the default register

Ctrl + rd Put from register d

Enable spell checking in VIM

This is a feature of VIM I should know decades ago:

Enable spell checking:

:setlocal spell spelllang=en_us

]s — move to the next mispelled word
[s — move to the previous mispelled word
zg — add a word to the dictionary
zug — undo the addition of a word to the dictionary
z= — view spelling suggestions for a mispelled word

Enable spell checking:

:set nospell

Turning Vim into a modern Python IDE

http://sontek.net/turning-vim-into-a-modern-python-ide

VIM increase number, increase alpha

Press Ctrl+A increase the number under cursor.

:set nrformats=alpha

can help you increase character.

Dig into VIM

Input :h! in vim , what u find!?
Then :h 42 ....

quick command : http://jrmiii.com/attachments/Vim.pdf

vim cookbook: http://vim.runpaint.org/

U can also use vim in eclipse http://eclim.org/

Make vim easier to use: http://vim-taglist.sourceforge.net/installation.html (CTAGS needed)

Split screen :http://coolshell.cn/articles/1679.html

Make vim for perl : http://www.thegeekstuff.com/2009/01/make-vim-as-your-perl-ide-using-perl-supportvim-plugin/
Hot Keys : http://lug.fh-swf.de/vim/vim-perl/perl-hot-keys.pdf
#perltidy is a powerful tool to auto format the code, the hot key is \ry

Scripts : http://www.vim.org/scripts/script_search_results.php?order_by=rating

A modern vim for new guys: http://cream.sourceforge.net/index.html

interactive shell in vim

:sh
exit
--
Ctrl-z
fg
--
Bang!
:! wc %
:! php5 -l %
:r textfile
:r ! ls -1 /home/user/directory
:r ! w3m http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vi -dump