In vim 7+ this works: set listchars+=nbsp:=
but vim 6 does not have the option 'nbsp:c' and will give an error. How to check? Only by version number? if v:version >= 700 "vim6.2 set listchars+=nbsp:= " show non-breaking space endif Something like this does not seem to work: echo exists("+nbsp") Since I do not always know what version has an option, testing v:version is not reliable. Bill -- You received this message from the "vim_use" maillist. Do not top-post! Type your reply below the text you are replying to. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php