Replace vim-powerline with vim-airline

.gitmodules

@@ -41,9 +41,6 @@
 [submodule ".vim/bundle/snipmate"]
 	path = .vim/bundle/snipmate
 	url = https://github.com/garbas/vim-snipmate.git
-[submodule ".vim/bundle/vim-powerline"]
-	path = .vim/bundle/vim-powerline
-	url = https://github.com/Lokaltog/vim-powerline.git
 [submodule ".vim/bundle/syntastic"]
 	path = .vim/bundle/syntastic
 	url = https://github.com/scrooloose/syntastic.git
@@ -62,3 +59,6 @@
 [submodule ".vim/bundle/vim-snippets"]
 	path = .vim/bundle/vim-snippets
 	url = https://github.com/honza/vim-snippets.git
+[submodule ".vim/bundle/vim-airline"]
+	path = .vim/bundle/vim-airline
+	url = https://github.com/bling/vim-airline.git

.vimrc

@@ -31,12 +31,6 @@
     set runtimepath^=~/.vim/bundle/ctrlp.vim
 " }
 
-" Poweline {
-    let g:Powerline_theme="solarized16"
-    let g:Powerline_colorscheme="solarized16"
-    let g:Powerline_symbols = 'fancy'
-" }
-
 " Syntastical - PHP Code_Sniffer {
     let g:phpcs_std_list="PSR2"
     let g:syntastic_check_on_open=0
@@ -94,7 +88,6 @@
 " }
 
 " UI settings {
-
     syntax on                               " enable syntax highlighting
 
     set cmdheight=2                         " command line two lines high
@@ -138,3 +131,7 @@
 " EasyMotion settings {
     let g:EasyMotion_do_shade = 0
 " }
+
+" Airline - FontForge/Powerline {
+    let g:airline_powerline_fonts = 1
+" }

README.markdown

@@ -56,12 +56,12 @@ You can add vim plugins as git submodules for easy updates:
     git submodule add https://github.com/honza/vim-snippets.git .vim/bundle/vim-snippets
     git submodule add https://github.com/vim-scripts/L9.git .vim/bundle/L9
     git submodule add https://github.com/altercation/vim-colors-solarized.git .vim/bundle/vim-colors-solarized
-    git submodule add https://github.com/Lokaltog/vim-powerline.git .vim/bundle/vim-powerline
     git submodule add https://github.com/scrooloose/syntastic.git .vim/bundle/syntastic
     git submodule add https://github.com/vim-scripts/phpcs.vim.git .vim/bundle/phpcs
     git submodule add https://github.com/rmanalan/jshint.vim.git .vim/bundle/jshint.vim
     git submodule add https://github.com/vim-scripts/csslint.vim.git .vim/bundle/csslint.vim
     git submodule add https://github.com/kien/ctrlp.vim .vim/bundle/ctrlp.vim
+    git submodule add https://github.com/bling/vim-airline.git .vim/bundle/vim-airline
 
 Update All Git Submodules
 -------------------------
@@ -86,6 +86,14 @@ Linux:
 
     sudo apt-get install exuberant-ctags
 
+Setting Up Airline (Powerline)
+------------------------------
+
+In order to get the fancy arrows and symbols in the statusbar powered by vim-airline, you need to patch the font, follow the instructions on [vim-airline - Integrating with powerline fonts](https://github.com/bling/vim-airline#integrating-with-powerline-fonts).
+
+Don't forget to update your terminal settings to use the new font as well after you've patched it.
+
+
 Tell Git to ignore dirty submodules
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