2 files changed, 15 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/.gvimrc b/.gvimrc
index 63c348b..001c1fc 100644
--- a/.gvimrc
+++ b/.gvimrc
@@ -2,10 +2,11 @@
 "set noguipty
 
 " set the X11 font to use
-" set guifont=-misc-fixed-medium-r-normal--14-130-75-75-c-70-iso8859-1
+set guifont=Monospace\ 12
 
-" Make command line two lines high
+" Make command line two lines high and always show it
 set ch=1
+set laststatus=2
 
 " Hide the mouse when typing text
 set mousehide
@@ -16,3 +17,12 @@ map! <S-Insert> <MiddleMouse>
 
 " Highlighting strings inside C comments
 let c_comment_strings=1
+
+" Setup a nice colorscheme
+colorscheme blue
+
+" Enable spellchecking by default
+setlocal spell spelllang=en_us
+
+" Increase the update time of various operations for improved plugin handling
+set updatetime=500
diff --git a/.vimrc b/.vimrc
index 11fde93..c39c1d7 100644
--- a/.vimrc
+++ b/.vimrc
@@ -66,3 +66,6 @@ if has('langmap') && exists('+langnoremap')
 	" compatible).
 	set langnoremap
 endif
+
+" Show a marker to help identify the 80 char limit
+set colorcolumn=80