Do you have a .vimrc set up at all?

http://penguinsunbound.net/Past_Meetings/20080927_-_Vim

I would recommend hanging out in #vim on freenode so you can learn a lot of 
cool things.

autoindent and smartindent are generally not recommended in the vim channel to 
use. 

Latex-suite is a cool edition to GVim but will work in Vi/m.


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GPG signed 
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I am a PC,
I run GNU/Linux,
I dont worry about viruses, spyware, malware and adware;
I am not tied down my licensing,
I am free to install an un holy amount of applications at no charge,
I am free to update my OS if I choose,
I am free to NOT update my OS if I choose...

you get the point.... 

Encryption of data and emails is encouraged and welcomed with GnuPG.