diff --git a/gvimrc b/gvimrc
index 3ebf94b..20250c1 100644
--- a/gvimrc
+++ b/gvimrc
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
+" List mode on here because the GUI has more color possibilities.
+set list
 set bg=light
-set cursorline
 
 if has('win32') || has('win64') || has('win32unix')
     set guifont=Inconsolata:h18
diff --git a/vimrc b/vimrc
index 279269c..47a142b 100644
--- a/vimrc
+++ b/vimrc
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ set showmatch           " show matching things: (), {}, [], etc
 
 set fo+=n               " format numbered lists properly
 
-set list                " show spaces, newlines, etc
+set nolist              " don't show spaces, newlines, etc by default
 set lcs+=tab:▸\         " show tabs
 set lcs+=eol:¬          " show end-of-lines
 set lcs+=trail:･        " show trailing spaces