Ported config from nixvim.

Made some changes to taste along the way,
though there are some still to come.

lua/myLuaConf/opts_and_keys.lua

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 -- NOTE: These 2 need to be set up before any plugins are loaded.
-vim.g.mapleader = ' '
-vim.g.maplocalleader = ' '
+vim.g.mapleader = ';'
+vim.g.maplocalleader = ';'
 
 -- [[ Setting options ]]
 -- See `:help vim.o`
@@ -10,66 +10,77 @@ vim.g.maplocalleader = ' '
 --  See `:help 'list'`
 --  and `:help 'listchars'`
 vim.opt.list = true
-vim.opt.listchars = { tab = '» ', trail = '·', nbsp = '␣' }
+vim.opt.listchars = { eol = "↲", extends = "⟩", nbsp = "␣", precedes = "⟨", tab = ">-", trail = "•" }
+vim.opt.showbreak = "↪";
 
 -- Set highlight on search
 vim.opt.hlsearch = true
+vim.opt.incsearch = true
 vim.keymap.set('n', '<Esc>', '<cmd>nohlsearch<CR>')
 
 -- Preview substitutions live, as you type!
 vim.opt.inccommand = 'split'
 
+-- Automatically load changed files
+vim.opt.autoread = true
+
 -- Minimal number of screen lines to keep above and below the cursor.
 vim.opt.scrolloff = 10
 
 -- Make line numbers default
-vim.wo.number = true
+vim.opt.number = true
 
 -- Enable mouse mode
-vim.o.mouse = 'a'
+vim.opt.mouse = 'a'
+
+-- no hard wrapping
+vim.opt.textwidth = 0
+vim.opt.wrapmargin = 0
+
+-- get nice visual guides for 80, 100, and 120 cols.
+vim.opt.colorcolumn = { "90", "100", "120", }
+
+-- add line numbers
+vim.opt.number = true
+vim.opt.numberwidth = 3
 
 -- Indent
--- vim.o.smarttab = true
-vim.opt.cpoptions:append('I')
-vim.o.expandtab = true
--- vim.o.smartindent = true
--- vim.o.autoindent = true
--- vim.o.tabstop = 4
--- vim.o.softtabstop = 4
--- vim.o.shiftwidth = 4
+vim.opt.smarttab = true
+vim.opt.expandtab = true
+vim.opt.smartindent = true
+vim.opt.autoindent = true
+vim.opt.tabstop = 4
+vim.opt.softtabstop = -1
+vim.opt.shiftwidth = 4
 
 -- stops line wrapping from being confusing
-vim.o.breakindent = true
-
--- Save undo history
-vim.o.undofile = true
+vim.opt.breakindent = true
 
 -- Case-insensitive searching UNLESS \C or capital in search
-vim.o.ignorecase = true
-vim.o.smartcase = true
+vim.opt.ignorecase = true
+vim.opt.smartcase = true
 
 -- Keep signcolumn on by default
-vim.wo.signcolumn = 'yes'
-vim.wo.relativenumber = true
+vim.opt.signcolumn = 'yes'
+vim.opt.relativenumber = true
 
 -- Decrease update time
-vim.o.updatetime = 250
-vim.o.timeoutlen = 300
+vim.opt.updatetime = 250
+vim.opt.timeoutlen = 300
 
 -- Set completeopt to have a better completion experience
-vim.o.completeopt = 'menu,preview,noselect'
+vim.opt.completeopt = { 'menu', 'preview', 'noselect' }
 
--- NOTE: You should make sure your terminal supports this
-vim.o.termguicolors = true
+vim.opt.termguicolors = true
+
+-- disable unneded files
+vim.opt.swapfile = false
 
 -- [[ Disable auto comment on enter ]]
 -- See :help formatoptions
-vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd("FileType", {
-  desc = "remove formatoptions",
-  callback = function()
-    vim.opt.formatoptions:remove({ "c", "r", "o" })
-  end,
-})
+
+-- set options for auto-commenting and using gq
+vim.opt.formatoptions = "rojq"
 
 -- [[ Highlight on yank ]]
 -- See `:help vim.highlight.on_yank()`
@@ -82,33 +93,16 @@ vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd('TextYankPost', {
   pattern = '*',
 })
 
-vim.g.netrw_liststyle=0
-vim.g.netrw_banner=0
+vim.g.netrw_liststyle = 0
+vim.g.netrw_banner = 0
 -- [[ Basic Keymaps ]]
 
--- Keymaps for better default experience
--- See `:help vim.keymap.set()`
-vim.keymap.set("v", "J", ":m '>+1<CR>gv=gv", { desc = 'Moves Line Down' })
-vim.keymap.set("v", "K", ":m '<-2<CR>gv=gv", { desc = 'Moves Line Up' })
-vim.keymap.set("n", "<C-d>", "<C-d>zz", { desc = 'Scroll Down' })
-vim.keymap.set("n", "<C-u>", "<C-u>zz", { desc = 'Scroll Up' })
-vim.keymap.set("n", "n", "nzzzv", { desc = 'Next Search Result' })
-vim.keymap.set("n", "N", "Nzzzv", { desc = 'Previous Search Result' })
-
-vim.keymap.set("n", "<leader><leader>[", "<cmd>bprev<CR>", { desc = 'Previous buffer' })
-vim.keymap.set("n", "<leader><leader>]", "<cmd>bnext<CR>", { desc = 'Next buffer' })
-vim.keymap.set("n", "<leader><leader>l", "<cmd>b#<CR>", { desc = 'Last buffer' })
-vim.keymap.set("n", "<leader><leader>d", "<cmd>bdelete<CR>", { desc = 'delete buffer' })
-
--- see help sticky keys on windows
-vim.cmd([[command! W w]])
-vim.cmd([[command! Wq wq]])
-vim.cmd([[command! WQ wq]])
-vim.cmd([[command! Q q]])
-
--- Remap for dealing with word wrap
-vim.keymap.set('n', 'k', "v:count == 0 ? 'gk' : 'k'", { expr = true, silent = true })
-vim.keymap.set('n', 'j', "v:count == 0 ? 'gj' : 'j'", { expr = true, silent = true })
+-- make quick system clipboard opts easier
+vim.keymap.set({ 'n', 'v', 'x' }, '<leader>p', '"+p', { noremap = true, silent = true, desc = 'Paste from clipboard' })
+vim.keymap.set({ "v", "x", "n" }, '<leader>y', '"+y', { noremap = true, silent = true, desc = 'Yank to clipboard' })
+vim.keymap.set({ "n", "v", "x" }, '<leader>Y', '"+yy', { noremap = true, silent = true, desc = 'Yank line to clipboard' })
+vim.keymap.set('i', '<C-p>', '<C-r><C-p>+',
+  { noremap = true, silent = true, desc = 'Paste from clipboard from within insert mode' })
 
 -- Diagnostic keymaps
 vim.keymap.set('n', '[d', vim.diagnostic.goto_prev, { desc = 'Go to previous diagnostic message' })
@@ -116,21 +110,8 @@ vim.keymap.set('n', ']d', vim.diagnostic.goto_next, { desc = 'Go to next diagnos
 vim.keymap.set('n', '<leader>e', vim.diagnostic.open_float, { desc = 'Open floating diagnostic message' })
 vim.keymap.set('n', '<leader>q', vim.diagnostic.setloclist, { desc = 'Open diagnostics list' })
 
-
--- kickstart.nvim starts you with this. 
--- But it constantly clobbers your system clipboard whenever you delete anything.
-
--- Sync clipboard between OS and Neovim.
---  Remove this option if you want your OS clipboard to remain independent.
---  See `:help 'clipboard'`
--- vim.o.clipboard = 'unnamedplus'
-
--- You should instead use these keybindings so that they are still easy to use, but dont conflict
-vim.keymap.set({"v", "x", "n"}, '<leader>y', '"+y', { noremap = true, silent = true, desc = 'Yank to clipboard' })
-vim.keymap.set({"n", "v", "x"}, '<leader>Y', '"+yy', { noremap = true, silent = true, desc = 'Yank line to clipboard' })
-vim.keymap.set({"n", "v", "x"}, '<C-a>', 'gg0vG$', { noremap = true, silent = true, desc = 'Select all' })
-vim.keymap.set({'n', 'v', 'x'}, '<leader>p', '"+p', { noremap = true, silent = true, desc = 'Paste from clipboard' })
-vim.keymap.set('i', '<C-p>', '<C-r><C-p>+', { noremap = true, silent = true, desc = 'Paste from clipboard from within insert mode' })
-vim.keymap.set("x", "<leader>P", '"_dP', { noremap = true, silent = true, desc = 'Paste over selection without erasing unnamed register' })
-
-
+-- moving between splits
+vim.keymap.set('n', '<C-h>', '<C-w>h', { desc = 'move to right split' })
+vim.keymap.set('n', '<C-j>', '<C-w>j', { desc = 'move to below split' })
+vim.keymap.set('n', '<C-k>', '<C-w>k', { desc = 'move to above split' })
+vim.keymap.set('n', '<C-l>', '<C-w>l', { desc = 'move to left split' })