--- a/.vimrc
+++ b/.vimrc
@@ -309,6 +309,9 @@ function! PerlSettings ()
setlocal makeprg=perl\ -c\ %\ $*
setlocal iskeyword+=:
+
+ " this keeps indents from jumping more than one level
+ let b:indent_use_syntax = 0
endfunction
" perl fold scanning is slow