"""" vimrc """"


"""" misc

" starts with line numbering on
set nu " use :set nu! or :set invnu to toggle line numbering on or off

" starts with mouse so that it works in Normal mode and Visual mode
set mouse=av

" always show status line 
set laststatus=2

"""" search

" highlights search string
set hlsearch

" show best match so far as search strings are typed
set incsearch


"""" spelling

" turn on spell checking
setlocal spell

" language
set spelllang=en_us

" no highlighting of misspelled words at startup
set nospell " use :set spell! or :set invspell to toggle spelling on or off

" set maximum textwidth
set textwidth=122

" see the whole line
set wrap