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+let 
+  pkgs = import <nixpkgs> {};
+in pkgs.stdenv.mkDerivation { 
+  name = "msc-thesis";
+  buildInputs = [ 
+    pkgs.pandoc
+    pkgs.xdotool
+    (pkgs.vim_configurable.customize {
+      name = "vim"; 
+      vimrcConfig = {
+        # add custom .vimrc lines like this:
+        customRC = ''
+          set nocompatible
+
+          " leader
+          let mapleader = ','
+
+          set hidden
+          syntax on
+          set hlsearch
+          set number
+
+          " mappings to stop insert mode
+          imap jjj <ESC>
+          imap kkk <ESC>
+          imap lll <ESC>
+          imap hhh <ESC>
+          set scroll=11
+
+          noremap <C-n> :tabn<CR>
+          noremap <C-p> :tabp<CR>
+          let g:ctrlp_map = '<tab>'
+          set wildignore+=*/site/*,*.so,*.swp,*.zip
+          let g:ctrlp_custom_ignore = {
+            \ 'dir':  '\v[\/]\.(git|hg|svn|)$$',
+            \ 'file': '\v\.(exe|so|dll)$$',
+            \ }
+
+          " allways show status line
+          set ls=2
+          set tabstop=4
+          set shiftwidth=4
+          set softtabstop=4
+          set expandtab
+          "set textwidth=80
+
+          set wildignore+=*/site/*,*.so,*.swp,*.zip
+          let g:ctrlp_custom_ignore = {
+            \ 'dir':  '\v[\/]\.(git|hg|svn|)$$',
+            \ 'file': '\v\.(exe|so|dll)$$',
+            \ }
+          " }
+
+          " spelling {{{
+          au BufRead,BufNewFile *.md,*.markdown setlocal spell spelllang=en_us,de_de
+          " }}}
+
+          " sync default register to clipboard {
+          if has('unnamedplus')
+            set clipboard=unnamedplus
+          else
+            set clipboard=unnamed
+          endif
+          " }
+
+          " colored brackets {
+          let g:rbpt_colorpairs = [
+              \ ['brown',       'RoyalBlue3'],
+              \ ['Darkblue',    'SeaGreen3'],
+              \ ['darkgray',    'DarkOrchid3'],
+              \ ['darkgreen',   'firebrick3'],
+              \ ['darkcyan',    'RoyalBlue3'],
+              \ ['darkred',     'SeaGreen3'],
+              \ ['darkmagenta', 'DarkOrchid3'],
+              \ ['brown',       'firebrick3'],
+              \ ['gray',        'RoyalBlue3'],
+              \ ['black',       'SeaGreen3'],
+              \ ['darkmagenta', 'DarkOrchid3'],
+              \ ['Darkblue',    'firebrick3'],
+              \ ['darkgreen',   'RoyalBlue3'],
+              \ ['darkcyan',    'SeaGreen3'],
+              \ ['darkred',     'DarkOrchid3'],
+              \ ['red',         'firebrick3'],
+              \ ]
+          let g:rbpt_max = 16
+          let g:rbpt_loadcmd_toggle = 0
+
+          au VimEnter * RainbowParenthesesToggle
+          au Syntax * RainbowParenthesesLoadRound
+          au Syntax * RainbowParenthesesLoadSquare
+          au Syntax * RainbowParenthesesLoadBraces
+          " }
+
+          let g:vimtex_view_method = 'zathura'
+
+          let g:vimtex_complete_enabled = 1
+          let g:vimtex_complete_close_braces = 1
+          let g:vimtex_complete_recursive_bib = 1
+					let g:vimtex_indent_enabled = 1
+					let g:vimtex_indent_bib_enabled = 1
+
+
+					if !exists('g:ycm_semantic_triggers')
+						let g:ycm_semantic_triggers = {}
+					endif
+          let g:ycm_semantic_triggers.tex = [
+						\ 're!\\[A-Za-z]*cite[A-Za-z]*(\[[^]]*\]){0,2}{[^}]*',
+						\ 're!\\[A-Za-z]*ref({[^}]*|range{([^,{}]*(}{)?))',
+						\ 're!\\hyperref\[[^]]*',
+						\ 're!\\includegraphics\*?(\[[^]]*\]){0,2}{[^}]*',
+						\ 're!\\(include(only)?|input){[^}]*',
+						\ 're!\\\a*(gls|Gls|GLS)(pl)?\a*(\s*\[[^]]*\]){0,2}\s*\{[^}]*',
+						\ 're!\\includepdf(\s*\[[^]]*\])?\s*\{[^}]*',
+						\ 're!\\includestandalone(\s*\[[^]]*\])?\s*\{[^}]*',
+						\ ]
+
+          set t_ut=
+          colorscheme PaperColor
+         '';
+
+         vam.knownPlugins = pkgs.vimPlugins;
+         vam.pluginDictionaries = [
+           "youcompleteme"
+           "vim-airline"
+           "vim-addon-nix"
+           "ctrlp"
+           "vim-css-color"
+           "rainbow_parentheses"
+           "vim-colorschemes"
+           "vim-signify"
+           "vimtex"
+        ];
+      };
+    })
+    pkgs.texlive.combined.scheme-full
+    pkgs.zathura
+  ]; 
+}