Settings in VIM

[blues77]

Hello,

I am using the Windows GUI version of VIM and I've added the following settings to the configuration file.
set nowrap
set ts=4
set ai
set si

Now my problem is when I type something like
function()
{<- `and I hit return here'
*<- `it brings me way dowm here`
*<- ` but I want to be tabbed in this far`

is there any setting in the config file that would make VIM know that it is only supposted to tab in 4 spaces from the `{` on the next line. It's very fustrating having to backspace all the time. Any and all help is greatly appreciated!!!

Thanks

 

[chipperMDW]

Put the following line in your [tt]~/.vimrc[/tt]:

set shiftwidth=[COLOR=red]4[/color]

Replace "4" with the number of spaces you like for indentation.

For more info on advanced indentation control, type the following colon command:

:help 30.2

Also, unless you're really attached to certain Vi quirks, I suggest putting this line in your config file:

set nocompatible

That'll keep Vim from trying to be overly compatible with Vi and get you a bunch of useful Vim improvements like multiple undos.