" language-specific settings: tab width is 4 for python
autocmd FileType python setlocal shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 tabstop=4
+"allow projet-specific vimrcs
+set exrc
+set secure " Don't execute :autocmd in project-specific vimrcs unless owned by me
+
" Allow backspacing over everything in insert mode.
set backspace=indent,eol,start
" Set the color scheme to desert.
colorscheme desert
+" Set custom whitespace display
+set list
+set showbreak=↪\
+set listchars=tab:\ \ →,eol:↲,nbsp:␣,trail:•,extends:⟩,precedes:⟨
+
" Unmap the arrow keys to prevent bad habits.
noremap <Up> ""
noremap! <Up> <Esc>