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.config/kitty/colorscheme.light.conf

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ cursor #606060
 cursor_text_color background
 
 foreground #6d6d6d
-background #f9f9f9
+background #dfdfdf
 
 selection_foreground #606060
 selection_background #9d9d9d
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ color5 #d33682
 color6 #2aa198
 color7 #2d2d2d
 color9 #cb4b16
-color8 #f9f9f9
+color8 #dfdfdf
 color10 #9d9d9d
 color11 #939393
 color12 #6d6d6d

.config/nvim/init.vim

@@ -299,18 +299,23 @@ augroup END
 set fillchars=stl:\ ,stlnc:\ ,vert:\ ,fold:·,diff:-
 
 " hidden characters
-let w:listchars = [ "tab:\\\ \\\ ,extends:›,precedes:‹,nbsp:␣,trail:·", "tab:»\\\ ,extends:›,precedes:‹,nbsp:␣,trail:·", "tab:⇥\\\ ,extends:›,precedes:‹,nbsp:␣,trail:·,space:·,eol:↵"]
-let w:listchars_mode = -1
-highlight Whitespace ctermfg=10 ctermbg=none cterm=none
+let g:listchars = [ "tab:\\\ \\\ ,extends:›,precedes:‹,nbsp:␣,trail:·", "tab:⇥\\\ ,extends:›,precedes:‹,nbsp:␣,trail:·,space:·", "tab:⇥\\\ ,extends:›,precedes:‹,nbsp:␣,trail:·,space:·,eol:↵"]
+let g:listchars_mode = 0 " 0 means default is 1
+highlight Whitespace ctermfg=11 ctermbg=none cterm=none
 function! ToggleListChars()
-  let w:listchars_mode += 1
-  if w:listchars_mode >= len(w:listchars)
+  let g:listchars_mode += 1
+  if g:listchars_mode >= len(g:listchars)
     "set nolist
-    let w:listchars_mode = -1
+    let g:listchars_mode = -1
     call ToggleListChars()
   else
     set list
-    execute "set listchars=".w:listchars[w:listchars_mode]
+    if g:listchars_mode == 1
+      highlight Whitespace ctermfg=237 ctermbg=none cterm=none
+    else
+      highlight Whitespace ctermfg=11 ctermbg=none cterm=none
+    endif
+    execute "set listchars=".g:listchars[g:listchars_mode]
   endif
 endfunction
 call ToggleListChars()

.zshrc

@@ -116,6 +116,11 @@ function gpg_start {
 	test -e "$(which gpgconf)" && export SSH_AUTH_SOCK="$(gpgconf --list-dirs agent-ssh-socket)"
 }
 
+# Ensure LANG is set
+if [[ -z "$LANG" ]]; then
+	export LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
+fi
+
 # iTerm2 integration
 if [[ -f "$HOME/.iterm2_shell_integration.zsh" ]]; then
 	source "$HOME/.iterm2_shell_integration.zsh"