Display invisible characters by default, some changes to highlighting

vim/gvimrc.local

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-colorscheme desert
+colorscheme evening
-"highlight CursorLine guibg=#222222
+
-highlight EndSpace guibg=#802020
+highlight CursorLine guibg=#222222
-match EndSpace /\s\+$/

vim/vimrc.local

@@ -1,36 +1,24 @@
-" The following are commented out as they cause vim to behave a lot
+set ts=2
-" differently from regular Vi. They are highly recommended though.
+set sw=2
-set showcmd		" Show (partial) command in status line.
+set showcmd
-"set showmatch		" Show matching brackets.
+set nofsync
-"set ignorecase		" Do case insensitive matching
+set swapsync=
-"set smartcase		" Do smart case matching
+set incsearch
-set incsearch		" Incremental search
-"set autowrite		" Automatically save before commands like :next and :make
-"set hidden             " Hide buffers when they are abandoned
-set mouse=a		" Enable mouse usage (all modes)
 set hlsearch
-
-set tabstop=2
-set shiftwidth=2
-
-imap <C-F> <C-X><C-F>
-imap <C-O> <C-X><C-O>
-
-" settings for LaTeX-Suite
-set grepprg=grep\ -nH\ $*
-let g:tex_flavor='latex'
-
 set cursorline
 
-set printdevice=CanoniP4300
+" Set up visible whitespace by default
-set printoptions=paper:A4,syntax:y
+set list
-
+set listchars=tab:»-,trail:~,extends:>,precedes:<
-set modeline
+highlight NonText guifg=#808080 ctermfg=DarkGray
-
+highlight SpecialKey guifg=#808080 ctermfg=DarkGray
-" re-use tabs, open hidden buffers in new tabs
-set switchbuf=usetab,newtab
 
+" filetype dependent indentation
 filetype plugin on
-filetype indent on
+if has("autocmd")
+	filetype plugin indent on
+endif
 
-colorscheme koehler
+" Alternative for listchars above to highlight trailing spaces
+"highlight EndSpace guibg=#ff8080
+"match EndSpace /\s\+$/