added vitual chars for whitespaces.

neovim/.config/nvim/init.lua

@@ -72,6 +72,17 @@ opt.fillchars = 'stl:=,stlnc: ,vert:|,fold:-'
 opt.foldcolumn = 'auto:4'
 opt.foldenable = true
 opt.foldignore = ''
+--display whitespace as other chars:
+opt.list = true
+opt.listchars = {
+    tab = '>-',
+    eol = '↲',
+    nbsp='␣',
+    trail='•',
+    extends = '⟩',
+    precedes = '⟨'
+}
+opt.showbreak = '↪'
 
 --sets colorscheme. to get a list of avalible options, do colorscheme <Space> <C-d>
 vim.opt.background = "dark"
@@ -152,7 +163,9 @@ map('n', '<leader>v', ":lua Toggle_venn()", optsWithDesc("toggle venn.nvim"))
 map('n', '<leader>j', ':TSJToggle<CR>', optsWithDesc("treesitter split/join"))
 -- a dedicated floating scratch terminal, seperate from the normal toggleterm terminals.
 local Terminal = require('toggleterm.terminal').Terminal
-Floatingterm = Terminal:new({ hidden = true,
-direction="float"})
+Floatingterm   = Terminal:new({
+    hidden = true,
+    direction = "float"
+})
 
 vim.api.nvim_set_keymap("n", "<leader>s", ':lua Floatingterm:toggle()<CR>', optsWithDesc("open scratch terminal"))

nvim_minimal/.config/nvim/init.lua

@@ -68,6 +68,17 @@ opt.fillchars = 'stl:=,stlnc: ,vert:|,fold:-'
 opt.foldcolumn = 'auto:4'
 opt.foldenable = true
 opt.foldignore = ''
+--display whitespace as other chars:
+opt.list = true
+opt.listchars = {
+    tab = '>-',
+    eol = '↲',
+    nbsp='␣',
+    trail='•',
+    extends = '⟩',
+    precedes = '⟨'
+}
+opt.showbreak = '↪'
 
 --keyboard mappings
 local function optsWithDesc(desc)