" enable syntax highlight
syntax enable

" set tabs to have 4 spaces
set ts=4

" indent when moving to the next line while writing code
set autoindent

" convert tabs into spaces
set expandtab

" show a visual line under the cursor's current line
set cursorline

" show the matching part of the pair for [] {} and ()
set showmatch

" highlight search results
set hlsearch

" show row and column information
set ruler

" show which mode we are in
set showmode

set showcmd

" mac color scheme
if has("mac") || has("macunix")
    set gfn=IBM\ Plex\ Mono:h14,Hack:h14,Source\ Code\ Pro:h15,Menlo:h15
endif

" colorscheme
set background=dark" 

PYTHON SETTINGS
" enable all Python syntax highlighting features
let python_highlight_all = 1
" end of python settings

" key mapping for switching tabs
nnoremap <C-Left> :tabprevious<CR>
nnoremap <C-Right> :tabnext<CR>

" include following files
so ~/.vim/plugins.vim