filetype plugin indent on
endif
-" Use UTF-8 file encoding for all files.
-set fileencodings=utf-8
+" Use UTF-8 file encoding for all files. Automatically recognize latin1 in
+" existing files.
+set fileencodings=utf-8,latin1
" Wrap text after 78 characters.
set textwidth=78
endif
" Make sure xa0 (alt + space) is automatically changed to a normal whitespace
-" if pressed accidentally while in insert mode (happens on Mac sometimes).
+" if pressed accidentally while in insert mode (happens on Mac when alt
+" doesn't send escape).
if has('mac')
imap <Char-0xa0> <Space>
endif