diff --git a/.vimrc b/.vimrc
index 8250837..c359ee9 100644
--- a/.vimrc
+++ b/.vimrc
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+scriptencoding utf-8
+set encoding=utf-8
+
 " get out of VI's compatible mode..
 set nocompatible
 
@@ -41,11 +44,11 @@ set shiftwidth=4
 set expandtab
 
 " default font
-set guifont=DejaVu\ Sans\ Mono\ 9
+" set guifont=DejaVu\ Sans\ Mono\ 9
 
 " show line numbers
 set number
-set relativenumber
+" set relativenumber
 
 " automatically indent on line break
 set autoindent
@@ -60,7 +63,7 @@ set t_Co=256
 set background=dark
 
 " nyummy wombat colours
-colorscheme wombat
+' colorscheme wombat
 
 " enable plugins
 filetype plugin on
@@ -96,5 +99,8 @@ set lbr
 "vmap <C-c> y:call system("pbcopy", getreg("\""))<CR>
 
 " show whitespace
-":set listchars=eol:¬,tab:>·,trail:~,extends:>,precedes:<,space:␣
-":set list
+if has("patch-7.4.710")
+    listchars=eol:¬,tab:>-,trail:~,extends:>,precedes:<,space:·
+else
+    listchars=eol:¬,tab:>-,trail:~,extends:>,precedes:<
+endif