" When joining lines only add one space after a sentence.
set nojoinspaces
-" Allow backspacing over autoindent, line breaks and insert mode starts.
-set backspace=indent,eol,start
+" Allow backspacing over autoindent and line breaks.
+set backspace=indent,eol
" Start a comment when hitting enter after a commented line (r) and when using
" o or O around a commented line (o).
" started.
set formatoptions+=l
+" Allow virtual editing (cursor can be positioned anywhere, even when there is
+" no character) in visual block mode.
+set virtualedit=block
+
" Already display matches while typing the search command. This makes spotting
" errors easily.
set incsearch
set smartcase
" Activate spell checking, use English as default.
-set spell
-set spelllang=en_us
+if v:version >= 700
+ set spell
+ set spelllang=en_us
+endif
" DISPLAY SETTINGS
set showcmd
" Visualize the line the cursor is currently in.
-set cursorline
+if v:version >= 700
+ set cursorline
+endif
" Display tabs as "^I" and trailing space as "-".
set list