Highlight unwanted whitespace.

Use a slightly modified version of the script from
http://vim.wikia.com/wiki/Highlight_unwanted_spaces to flag whitespace
at the end of a line.

diff --git a/.vimrc b/.vimrc
index 52bacca..45d56e3 100644 (file)
--- a/.vimrc
+++ b/.vimrc
@@ -991,6 +991,7 @@ fun! Cycle_List() "{{{2
   endif
 
   call Resize_Columns(Extra_Columns("list", "iainlist", " == 2"), 1)
+  call Extra_Whitespace_Match()
 endfun "}}}2
 
 " Cycle between hex and decimal display of toolbar stuff.
@@ -1027,6 +1028,11 @@ fun! Cycle_Alt() "{{{2
   call Show_StatusLine()
 endfun "{{{2
 
+" To be overridden later if applicable.
+fun! Extra_Whitespace_Match() "{{{2
+  " NOP.
+endfun "}}}2
+
 " Swap hex/decimal statusline with \x.
 call Mapping("x", ":call Cycle_HexStatusLine()<CR>:<CR>")
 " Change statusline verbosity with \v.
@@ -1244,6 +1250,55 @@ let g:bufExplorerSplitOutPathName=0
 let g:NERDSpaceDelims=1
 endif "}}}1
 
+""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
+" Handle options only available in Vim 7.2 and above.
+""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
+if version >= "702" "{{{1
+if has("autocmd")
+  " http://vim.wikia.com/wiki/Highlight_unwanted_spaces
+  augroup WhitespaceMatch
+  autocmd!
+  au Display BufWinEnter * call Extra_Whitespace_Match()
+  au Display Syntax * call Extra_Whitespace_Match()
+  au Display BufWinLeave * call clearmatches()
+  augroup END
+
+  fun! Extra_Whitespace_Match() "{{{2
+    " \s\+            <whitespace>
+    "            $    <before end of line>
+    "        \@<!     <unless preceded by>
+    "     \%#         <cursor position, ie when typing>
+    let l:pattern = '\s\+\%#\@<!$'
+    " Don't match single space in first column of diff.
+    if &ft =~# '^diff$\|git'
+      "         \@!  <unless also matching>
+      " \(^\s$\)     <a single whitespace>
+      let l:pattern = '\(^\s$\)\@!' . l:pattern
+    endif
+
+    let l:hl = 'ctermfg=red guifg=red'
+    if ! &list
+      " Underline if we aren't using listchars.
+      let l:hl = l:hl . ' cterm=underline gui=underline'
+    endif
+    highlight clear ExtraWhitespace
+    exe "highlight ExtraWhitespace " . l:hl
+    if exists('w:whitespace_match_number')
+      try
+        call matchdelete(w:whitespace_match_number)
+      catch
+      endtry
+      call matchadd('ExtraWhitespace', l:pattern, 10, w:whitespace_match_number)
+    else
+      let w:whitespace_match_number = matchadd('ExtraWhitespace', l:pattern)
+    endif
+  endfun "}}}2
+
+  call Extra_Whitespace_Match()
+endif
+
+endif "}}}1
+
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 " Handle options only available in Vim 7.3 and above.
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