diff --git a/vim/vimrc b/vim/vimrc
index 73990fe..5df0418 100755
--- a/vim/vimrc
+++ b/vim/vimrc
@@ -2,8 +2,14 @@
 "source $VIMRUNTIME/mswin.vim
 "behave mswin
 
-if v:lang =~ "utf8$" || v:lang =~ "UTF-8$"
-   set fileencodings=utf-8,latin1
+if has("multi_byte")
+  if &termencoding == ""
+    let &termencoding = &encoding
+  endif
+  set encoding=utf-8
+  setglobal fileencoding=utf-8
+  "setglobal bomb
+  set fileencodings=ucs-bom,utf-8,latin1
 endif
 
 set nocompatible	" Use Vim defaults (much better!)
@@ -16,7 +22,7 @@ set history=50		" keep 50 lines of command line history
 set ruler		" show the cursor position all the time
 set tabstop=4		" make tabes to be equal to 4 space chars.
 set shiftwidth=4 	" for indentation shift by 4 chars.
-set expandtab		" this is for MG files.
+set noexpandtab		" don't expand tabs. For MG devel/mg/.vimrc sets expandtab.
 set softtabstop=4	" insert/<BS> deletes 4 space chars.
 set smarttab        " insert/<BS> space in front of line instead of tab. 
 set fileformat=unix	" line ending is unix
@@ -222,13 +228,11 @@ nnoremap td  :tabclose<CR>
 if has("gui_running")
 	
 	colors darkblue		" set color scheme
-	"set guifont=FreeMono:h12
 	set lines=50
 	set columns=85
-	set encoding=utf-8
-	"set fileencodings=utf-8
 	if has("win32") || has("win64")
-		set guifont=Courier\ AM:h12
+	    set guifont=FreeMono:h14:cANSI
+		"set guifont=Courier\ AM:h12
 	endif