fixed bracket error and set default file format to utf-8

I also added some more notes to the INSTALL file, nothing special though

3 files changed, 67 insertions, 53 deletions

diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e5a224b..93df1ba 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@
 !indent/.keep
 /spell/**
 !spell/.keep
+/systags
diff --git a/doc/INSTALL b/doc/INSTALL
index 1d664d3..14fb286 100644
--- a/doc/INSTALL
+++ b/doc/INSTALL
@@ -28,6 +28,13 @@ python2 ./install.py --clang-completer
 
 
 # step 7)
-# add gvim functionality to thunar, so that sendto can be used to open a file in an existing vim instance (as a tab in this case)
+# create an entry in file managers right click menu 'open with' allowing you to open the file in a vim tab
 mkdir -p .local/share/Thunar/sendto/
-cp ~/.vim/gvim.desktop ~/.local/share/Thunar/sendto/
+cp ~/.vim/gvim-tab.desktop ~/.local/share/Thunar/sendto/
+
+# step 8)
+# add gvim functionality to thunar, so that sendto can be used to open a file in an existing vim instance (as a tab in this case)
+cp ~/.vim/gvim-tab.desktop ~/.local/share/applications/
+update-desktop-database ~/.local/share/applications/
+
+
diff --git a/vimrc b/vimrc
index 4090dad..7a0910f 100644
--- a/vimrc
+++ b/vimrc
@@ -7,40 +7,37 @@ call vundle#begin('~/.vim/plugins/')
 
 " Plugin dependant configurations...
 Plugin 'VundleVim/Vundle.vim'
-Plugin 'cscope_plus.vim'        " run cscope -R -b in project folder then use
-Plugin 'autoload_cscope.vim'    " CTRL+\ s searches word under cursor, CTRL+T back
-Plugin 'tpope/vim-fugitive'     " the most complete GIT integration plugin
-Plugin 'taglist-plus'           " quick code navigator
-let Tlist_Compact_Format = 1
-let Tlist_GainFocus_On_ToggleOpen = 1
-let Tlist_Close_On_Select = 1
-Plugin 'Valloric/YouCompleteMe'                                       | " syntax checker and code completion
-let g:ycm_global_ycm_extra_conf = ''                                  | " fallback, right one should be in the applications path
-let g:ycm_confirm_extra_conf = 0                                      | " disable 'do you really want to execute .py?'
-let g:ycm_key_select_completion = '<Tab>'                             | " key completion key
-let g:ycm_error_symbol = '✖'                                          | " insert this as an error symbol in the gutter bar
-let g:ycm_warning_symbol = '➔'                                        | " insert this as a warning symbol in the gutter bar
-let g:ycm_collect_identifiers_from_tags_files = 1                     | " 
-let g:ycm_autoclose_preview_window_after_insertion=1                  | " close the window when leaving insert mode
-inoremap <buffer> ( <C-X><C-o>(
-"if !exists("g:ycm_semantic_triggers")
-"   let g:ycm_semantic_triggers = {}
-"endif
-"let g:ycm_semantic_triggers['c'] = ['(']                             | " 
-
+Plugin 'cscope_plus.vim'      | " run cscope -R -b in project folder then use
+Plugin 'autoload_cscope.vim'  | " CTRL+\ s searches word under cursor, CTRL+T back
+Plugin 'tpope/vim-fugitive'   | " the most complete GIT integration plugin
+Plugin 'taglist-plus'         | " quick code navigator
+let Tlist_Compact_Format = 1                          | " 
+let Tlist_GainFocus_On_ToggleOpen = 1                 | "
+let Tlist_Close_On_Select = 1                         | "
+Plugin 'Valloric/YouCompleteMe'                       | " syntax checker and code completion
+let g:ycm_global_ycm_extra_conf = ''                  | " fallback, right one should be in the applications path
+let g:ycm_confirm_extra_conf = 0                      | " disable 'do you really want to execute .py?'
+let g:ycm_key_select_completion = '<Tab>'             | " key completion key
+let g:ycm_error_symbol = '✖'                          | " insert this as an error symbol in the gutter bar
+let g:ycm_warning_symbol = '➔'                        | " insert this as a warning symbol in the gutter bar
+let g:ycm_collect_identifiers_from_tags_files = 1     | " 
+let g:ycm_autoclose_preview_window_after_insertion=1  | " close the window when leaving insert mode
+"let g:ycm_semantic_triggers = {'c' : ['(', ',']}     | " add additional triggers (not recommend)
+
+let b:html_omni_flavor='xhtml'                        | " prever xhtml over html because that makes inline php code possible without hassle
 
 call vundle#end()             | " required
 filetype plugin indent on     | " required
-
 "================================================================================ 
 " custom config
+scriptencoding utf-8          | " tell vim that we are using utf-8 here 
 
 set noswapfile                | " noundofile, nobackup, nowritebackup
 set backupdir=~/.vim/temp     | " using :set backup will copy current file to this directory
 set directory=~/.vim/temp     | " 
 set undodir=~/.vim/temp       | " 
 
-set ts=2 sts=2 sw=2 expandtab | " indentation which i like
+set ts=2 sts=2 sw=2 expandtab | " indentation which i like (abbr: tabstop, softtabstop, shiftwidth)
 set autoindent                | " always set autoindenting on
 set copyindent                | " copy the previous indentation on autoindenting
 set scrolloff=2               | " always keeps at least two lines visible (when seeking)
@@ -51,15 +48,24 @@ set whichwrap=b,s,<,>,[,]     | " beyond beginning/end line causes cusor to wrap
 set backspace=indent,eol,start| " allow backspacing over everything in insert mode, not needed with whichwrap
 set diffopt+=iwhite,filler    | " lets diff ignore white spaces
 set spell| set spelllang=en,de| " enable spell checker 
-set showcmd                             | " displays status line messages while selecting (matrix size)
+set virtualedit=onemore         " one character beyond the line length should be navigatable (options: all,insert,block,onemore)
 set breakindent cpoptions+=n  | " when wrapping lines indent wrapped line to align with the previews
 set linebreak                 | " do not wrap in the middle of words
-set showbreak=›               | " symbol used in the beginning of a wrapped line
-set listchars=tab:▸\ ,eol:¬   | " symbols used when using :set list (which displays non-printable chars)
+set showcmd                   | " displays status line messages while selecting (matrix size)
+set nofoldenable              | " do not fold code automatically
+set tags+=~/.vim/systags      | " ctags -R -f ~/.vim/systags /usr/include /usr/local/include
 
+set encoding=utf-8            | " we need default utf-8 encoding to use cool chars as line break and so on (see below)
+set showbreak+=›              | " symbol used in the beginning of a wrapped line
+set listchars=eol:↲           | " symbols used when using :set list (which displays non-printable chars)
+set listchars+=trail:·        | " symbols used when using :set list (which displays non-printable chars)
+set listchars+=precedes:«     | " symbols used when using :set list (which displays non-printable chars)
+set listchars+=extends:»      | " symbols used when using :set list (which displays non-printable chars)
+set listchars+=tab:▸\         | " symbols used when using :set list (which displays non-printable chars)
 
-set virtualedit=onemore         " one character beyond the line length should be navigatable (options: all,insert,block,onemore)
-nnoremap <End> g$|              " and make the <End> key position the cursor after the last char of that line:w
+
+nnoremap $ g$|                  " and make the $ key position the cursor after the last char of that line, not before 
+nnoremap <End> g$|              " and make the <End> key position the cursor after the last char of that line
 
 " search...
 set ignorecase|set smartcase    " if search pattern contains uppercase then search is case sensitive
@@ -74,7 +80,7 @@ if has("autocmd")
   set modeline                  " set variables specific to a file, like indentation by adding a comment
   set modelines=3               " how many lines in the beginning and end of the file can be mode lines?
 
-  
+
   augroup resCur              | " make cursor appear in its previous position when reopening a file...
     "autocmd!
     autocmd BufReadPost * call setpos(".", getpos("'\""))
@@ -121,6 +127,7 @@ if has("gui_running")
   set guioptions+=e          " add tab pages
   set guioptions+=p          " use gui pointer callback for x11 
   set toolbariconsize=large  " make the icon toolbar as big as possible
+
 else
   if &term =~? 'mlterm\|xterm\|screen' 
     set t_Co=256                | " fixes incompatibilities with our color scheme
@@ -136,30 +143,34 @@ colorscheme coderonline
 syntax enable
 
 "================================================================================ 
-" plugin hotkeys
-nnoremap <C-l> :TlistToggle<CR>|                                     " bind TagList to Hotkey Ctrl+L
+" custom commands...
+map <C-h> <C-w>h|map <C-j> <C-w>j|     " window navigation shortcuts
+map <C-k> <C-w>k|map <C-l> <C-w>l|     " window navigation shortcuts
 
-" code completion: http://vim.wikia.com/wiki/Make_Vim_completion_popup_menu_work_just_like_in_an_IDE
-" reacts on CTRL+P, CTRL+Space
-inoremap <expr> <CR> pumvisible() ? "\<C-y>" : "\<C-g>u\<CR>"
-inoremap <expr> <CR>       pumvisible() ? "\<C-y>" : "\<CR>"
-inoremap <expr> <Down>     pumvisible() ? "\<C-n>" : "\<Down>"
-inoremap <expr> <Up>       pumvisible() ? "\<C-p>" : "\<Up>"
-inoremap <expr> <PageDown> pumvisible() ? "\<PageDown>\<C-p>\<C-n>" : "\<PageDown>"
-inoremap <expr> <PageUp>   pumvisible() ? "\<PageUp>\<C-p>\<C-n>" : "\<PageUp>"
+cmap w!! w !sudo tee % >/dev/null|     " write :w!! to execute :w as root user
 
-" custom commands...
-cmap w!! w !sudo tee % >/dev/null|                                   " write :w!! to execute :w as root user
+" custom hotkeys... 
+nnoremap <C-Tab> :tabnext<CR>|         " lets one use CTRL+Tab to switch between tabs 
+nnoremap <C-S-Tab> :tabprevious<CR>|   " use CTRL+Shift+Tab to switch to preview tab
+
+nnoremap j gj|nnoremap k gk|           " do not jump over wrapped lines
 
-" custom hotkeys...
-nnoremap <C-Tab> :tabnext<CR>|                                       " lets one use CTRL+Tab to switch between tabs 
-nnoremap <C-S-Tab> :tabprevious<CR>|                                 " use CTRL+Shift+Tab to switch to preview tab
-nnoremap j gj|nnoremap k gk|                                         " do not jump over wrapped lines...
-map <C-h> <C-w>h|map <C-j> <C-w>j|map <C-k> <C-w>k|map <C-l> <C-w>l| " window navigation shortcut
+" plugin hotkeys
+map <C-l> :TlistToggle<CR>|       " bind TagList to Hotkey Ctrl+L
+inoremap <buffer> ( <C-X><C-o><C-p>(|  " when opening a bracket: call the OmniComplete function, display the menu, but deselect the first entry (C-p)
 
 
 "================================================================================ 
 " deactivated on-demand commands (just in case one needs them one day)
+"
+" code completion: http://vim.wikia.com/wiki/Make_Vim_completion_popup_menu_work_just_like_in_an_IDE
+" reacts on CTRL+P, CTRL+Space
+"inoremap <expr> <CR>       pumvisible() ? "\<C-y>" : "\<C-g>u\<CR>"
+"inoremap <expr> <CR>       pumvisible() ? "\<C-y>" : "\<CR>"
+"inoremap <expr> <Down>     pumvisible() ? "\<C-n>" : "\<Down>"
+"inoremap <expr> <Up>       pumvisible() ? "\<C-p>" : "\<Up>"
+"inoremap <expr> <PageDown> pumvisible() ? "\<PageDown>\<C-p>\<C-n>" : "\<PageDown>"
+"inoremap <expr> <PageUp>   pumvisible() ? "\<PageUp>\<C-p>\<C-n>" : "\<PageUp>"
 " set guiheadroom=0| " do not fill non-functional area of the empty editor with gtk background
 " map shift-right to visually select and so on
 "nnoremap <C-Right> El
@@ -176,12 +187,7 @@ map <C-h> <C-w>h|map <C-j> <C-w>j|map <C-k> <C-w>k|map <C-l> <C-w>l| " window na
 "nnoremap <C-S-Tab> <C-PageUp>
 ":inoremap <expr> <CR> pumvisible() ? "\<C-y>" : "\<C-g>u\<CR>"
 "map <Esc>OA k|map <Esc>OB j|map <Esc>OC l|map <Esc>OD h|             " allow cursor keys in insert mode
-"
 "inoremap <expr> <Esc>      pumvisible() ? "\<C-e>" : "\<Esc>" " breaks cursor keys!
 " binding ESC can easily break cursor key movement on the console (tricky, because gvim works)
-"
-"
-"
-
 "inoremap <C-Space> <C-x><C-o>
 "inoremap <C-@> <C-Space>