diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9ba1275a..4e0d4dc8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ I recommend reading the docs of these plugins to understand them better. Each pl
 * [open_file_under_cursor.vim](https://github.com/amix/open_file_under_cursor.vim): Open file under cursor when pressing `gf`
 * [pathogen.vim](https://github.com/tpope/vim-pathogen): Manage your vim runtimepath 
 * [snipmate.vim](https://github.com/garbas/vim-snipmate): snipmate.vim aims to be a concise vim script that implements some of TextMate's snippets features in Vim
-* [ale](https://github.com/w0rp/ale): Syntax and lint checking for vim (async)
+* [ale](https://github.com/w0rp/ale): Syntax and lint checking for vim (ALE requires NeoVim >= 0.2.0 or Vim 8 with +timers +job +channel)
 * [vim-commentary](https://github.com/tpope/vim-commentary): Comment stuff out.  Use `gcc` to comment out a line (takes a count), `gc` to comment out the target of a motion. `gcu` uncomments a set of adjacent commented lines.
 * [vim-expand-region](https://github.com/terryma/vim-expand-region): Allows you to visually select increasingly larger regions of text using the same key combination
 * [vim-fugitive](https://github.com/tpope/vim-fugitive): A Git wrapper so awesome, it should be illegal
diff --git a/install_awesome_vimrc.sh b/install_awesome_vimrc.sh
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/install_basic_vimrc.sh b/install_basic_vimrc.sh
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/vimrcs/basic.vim b/vimrcs/basic.vim
index 11d1ed81..1e75a3fb 100644
--- a/vimrcs/basic.vim
+++ b/vimrcs/basic.vim
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ filetype indent on
 
 " Set to auto read when a file is changed from the outside
 set autoread
+au FocusGained,BufEnter * checktime
 
 " With a map leader it's possible to do extra key combinations
 " like <leader>w saves the current file
@@ -79,7 +80,7 @@ endif
 set ruler
 
 " Height of the command bar
-set cmdheight=2
+set cmdheight=1
 
 " A buffer becomes hidden when it is abandoned
 set hid
@@ -163,7 +164,7 @@ set ffs=unix,dos,mac
 """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
 " => Files, backups and undo
 """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
-" Turn backup off, since most stuff is in SVN, git et.c anyway...
+" Turn backup off, since most stuff is in SVN, git etc. anyway...
 set nobackup
 set nowb
 set noswapfile
diff --git a/vimrcs/extended.vim b/vimrcs/extended.vim
index 1c7ab82a..ee8789d5 100644
--- a/vimrcs/extended.vim
+++ b/vimrcs/extended.vim
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ if has("mac") || has("macunix")
 elseif has("win16") || has("win32")
     set gfn=IBM\ Plex\ Mono:h14,Source\ Code\ Pro:h12,Bitstream\ Vera\ Sans\ Mono:h11
 elseif has("gui_gtk2")
-    set gfn=IBM\ Plex\ Mono:h14,:Hack\ 14,Source\ Code\ Pro\ 12,Bitstream\ Vera\ Sans\ Mono\ 11
+    set gfn=IBM\ Plex\ Mono\ 14,:Hack\ 14,Source\ Code\ Pro\ 12,Bitstream\ Vera\ Sans\ Mono\ 11
 elseif has("linux")
-    set gfn=IBM\ Plex\ Mono:h14,:Hack\ 14,Source\ Code\ Pro\ 12,Bitstream\ Vera\ Sans\ Mono\ 11
+    set gfn=IBM\ Plex\ Mono\ 14,:Hack\ 14,Source\ Code\ Pro\ 12,Bitstream\ Vera\ Sans\ Mono\ 11
 elseif has("unix")
     set gfn=Monospace\ 11
 endif
diff --git a/vimrcs/plugins_config.vim b/vimrcs/plugins_config.vim
index 6842b632..7ee073b8 100644
--- a/vimrcs/plugins_config.vim
+++ b/vimrcs/plugins_config.vim
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
 " Important:
-"       This requries that you install https://github.com/amix/vimrc !
+"       This requires that you install https://github.com/amix/vimrc !
 "
 """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
 
@@ -113,10 +113,6 @@ au FileType mako vmap Si S"i${ _(<esc>2f"a) }<esc>
 """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
 " => lightline
 """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
-let g:lightline = {
-      \ 'colorscheme': 'wombat',
-      \ }
-
 let g:lightline = {
       \ 'colorscheme': 'wombat',
       \ 'active': {