vimrc: Add tab and precedes to 'listchars'.

[config/dotfiles.git] / vimrc

diff --git a/vimrc b/vimrc
index bc126c8e63726739a3a235acf91c3810f4da7f76..623b60fd837d51ecf7f285f80c6e8ab9af193099 100644 (file)
--- a/vimrc
+++ b/vimrc
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 " Vim main configuration file.
 
-" Copyright (C) 2011-2012  Simon Ruderich
+" Copyright (C) 2008-2012  Simon Ruderich
 "
 " This file is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
 " it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -139,7 +139,11 @@ set incsearch
 " Activate syntax folding.
 if has('folding')
     set foldmethod=syntax
-    set foldcolumn=2
+    " Only use fold column if we have enough space (for example in a (virtual)
+    " terminals).
+    if &columns > 80
+        set foldcolumn=2
+    endif
     set foldlevel=99 " no closed folds at default, 'foldenable' would disable
                      " folding which is not what I want
 endif
@@ -194,10 +198,16 @@ endif
 " remove the highlighting until the next search.
 set hlsearch
 
-" Display tabs, trailing space, non breakable spaces and long lines (when
-" wrapping is disabled).
+" Display some special characters.
 set list
-set listchars=trail:-,extends:>
+set listchars=
+" Display tabs as ">--------".
+set listchars+=tab:>-
+" Display trailing whitespace as "-".
+set listchars+=trail:-
+" Display markers for long lines when wrapping is disabled.
+set listchars+=extends:>,precedes:<
+" Display non-breakable space as "!".
 if v:version >= 700
     set listchars+=nbsp:!
 endif
@@ -530,9 +540,10 @@ if has('syntax')
                           \ '2003', '2004', '2005', '2006', '2007', '2008',
                           \ '2009', '200a', '200b', '200c', '200d', '202f',
                           \ '205f', '2060', '3000', 'feff']
-            " Compatibility fix for Vim 6.4.
+            " Compatibility fix for Vim 6.4. Escape \ inside the " string or
+            " it won't work!
             execute '  for l:x in l:spaces'
-                  \ '|     call matchadd("Error", "\%u" . l:x)'
+                  \ '|     call matchadd("Error", "\\%u" . l:x)'
                   \ '| endfor'
         endif
     endfunction