Removed unused plugins - added comments

.vimrc

@@ -31,9 +31,8 @@ set nowrap
 " Search and Substitute
 set gdefault                                         " use global flag by default in s: commands
 set hlsearch                                         " highlight searches
-set ignorecase 
+set ignorecase                                       " ignore case in searches 
 set smartcase                                        " don't ignore capitals in searches
-nnoremap <leader><space> :nohls <enter>
 
 " Tabs
 set tabstop=4
@@ -52,17 +51,22 @@ else
 endif
 
 """ Basics
+" ...one step above 'nocompatible' mode: a universal set of defaults that (hopefully) everyone can agree on.
 Plug 'tpope/vim-sensible'
+
+" Syntax hilights for multiple languages
 Plug 'sheerun/vim-polyglot'
+
+" one stop shop for vim colorschemes.
 Plug 'flazz/vim-colorschemes'
 
 """ General Functionality
-Plug 'scrooloose/syntastic'
-Plug 'tpope/vim-commentary'
+"Plug 'scrooloose/syntastic'
+"Plug 'tpope/vim-commentary'
 
 """ Particular Functionality
-Plug 'vim-pandoc/vim-pandoc-syntax'
-Plug 'godlygeek/tabular'
+"Plug 'vim-pandoc/vim-pandoc-syntax'
+"Plug 'godlygeek/tabular'
 
 """ Command Line Fuzzy Finder  - https://github.com/junegunn/fzf
 Plug 'junegunn/fzf', { 'dir': '~/.fzf', 'do': './install --all' }
@@ -84,21 +88,21 @@ colorscheme marklar
 " ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 " ==> Autocompletion 
 
-let s:python_version=3
-echomsg 'Using python'.s:python_version
+"let s:python_version=3
+"echomsg 'Using python'.s:python_version
 set completeopt=menuone,noinsert,noselect
 set shortmess+=c " Turn off completion messages
 
 " ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 " ==> Pandoc 
 
-augroup pandoc_syntax
-    au! BufNewFile,BufFilePre,BufRead *.md set filetype=markdown.pandoc
-    au! BufNewFile,BufFilePre,BufRead *.markdown set filetype=markdown.pandoc
-augroup END
+"augroup pandoc_syntax
+"    au! BufNewFile,BufFilePre,BufRead *.md set filetype=markdown.pandoc
+"    au! BufNewFile,BufFilePre,BufRead *.markdown set filetype=markdown.pandoc
+"augroup END
 
-let g:pandoc#syntax#conceal#use = 0
-let g:pandoc#syntax#codeblocks#embeds#langs = ['python', 'vim', 'make', 'bash=sh', 'html', 'css', 'scss', 'javascript']
+"let g:pandoc#syntax#conceal#use = 0
+"let g:pandoc#syntax#codeblocks#embeds#langs = ['python', 'vim', 'make', 'bash=sh', 'html', 'css', 'scss', 'javascript']
 
 " ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 " => Statusline
@@ -120,6 +124,9 @@ set statusline+=\ %P                              " percent through file
 " -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 " => Keymaps:  Doing more things at once
 
+" turn off search hilight
+nnoremap <leader><space> :nohls <enter>
+
 " -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 " ===> Keymaps: Buffers