diff --git a/ftplugin/c.vim b/ftplugin/c.vim
index b4546ef..a807b07 100644
--- a/ftplugin/c.vim
+++ b/ftplugin/c.vim
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 set colorcolumn=81
+set textwidth=80
 set cino=N-s
 
 let g:cpp_attributes_highlight = 1
diff --git a/ftplugin/cpp.vim b/ftplugin/cpp.vim
index b4546ef..a807b07 100644
--- a/ftplugin/cpp.vim
+++ b/ftplugin/cpp.vim
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 set colorcolumn=81
+set textwidth=80
 set cino=N-s
 
 let g:cpp_attributes_highlight = 1
diff --git a/ftplugin/tex.vim b/ftplugin/tex.vim
index b6131ea..9e0f728 100644
--- a/ftplugin/tex.vim
+++ b/ftplugin/tex.vim
@@ -12,5 +12,18 @@ let g:vimtex_fold_enable = 1
 let g:tex_flavor = 'latex'
 let g:vimtex_view_general_viewer = 'evince'
 let g:vimtex_compiler_method = 'latexmk'
-let g:vimtex_compiler_latexmk['options'] = '-shell-escape'
+let g:vimtex_compiler_latexmk = {
+        \ 'build_dir' : 'bin',
+        \ 'callback' : 1,
+        \ 'continuous' : 1,
+        \ 'executable' : 'latexmk',
+        \ 'hooks' : [],
+        \ 'options' : [
+        \   '-verbose',
+        \   '-file-line-error',
+        \   '-synctex=1',
+        \   '-interaction=nonstopmode',
+		\	'-shell-escape',
+        \ ],
+        \}
 
diff --git a/vimrc b/vimrc
index 6994c5a..fa0eb59 100644
--- a/vimrc
+++ b/vimrc
@@ -40,10 +40,15 @@ nmap <silent> <C-l> :noh<CR>
 nmap <silent> <F6> gg=G<C-o><C-o><CR>
 nmap <silent> <C-t> :NERDTreeToggle<CR>
 
-"headers
+" headers
 let g:header_auto_add_header=0
 let g:header_field_author='Steins7'
 let g:header_field_author_email='steinsset@gmail.com'
 let g:header_field_license_id='GNU'
 nmap <silent> <F4> :AddHeader<CR>
 
+" allow project-specific configs
+if filereadable("./.project.vim")
+    source ./.project.vim
+endif
+