Replace some UTF-8 characters with ASCII ones for compatibility reasons

vim/config/plugins.vim

@@ -365,11 +365,11 @@ scriptencoding utf-8
     let g:vimfiler_force_overwrite_statusline = 0
 
     function! LLModified()
-        return &ft =~ 'help' ? '' : &modified ? '💾' : &modifiable ? '' : '-'
+        return &ft =~ 'help' ? '' : &modified ? '*' : &modifiable ? '' : '-'
     endfunction
 
     function! LLReadonly()
-        return &ft !~? 'help' && &readonly ? '🔏' : ''
+        return &ft !~? 'help' && &readonly ? '[RO]' : ''
     endfunction
 
     function! LLFilename()
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ scriptencoding utf-8
         \   &ft == 'qf' ? '[Error/Location List]' :
         \   &ft == 'extradite' ? '[Commit History]' :
         \       ('' != LLReadonly() ? LLReadonly() . ' ' : '') .
-        \       ('' != fname ? fname : '📄') .
+        \       ('' != fname ? fname : '[NEW]') .
         \       ('' != LLModified() ? ' ' . LLModified() : '')
     endfunction
 

vim/config/settings.vim

@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
         set visualbell "notify visually instead of with an audible bell
         set splitright "add new tiles on the right (and not left) when added
         set scrolloff=0 sidescrolloff=0 "start scrolling if the cursor is one position away from the edge
-        set list listchars=tab:\┆·,trail:- "display tabs as: >-- and trailing spaces as: -
+        set list listchars=tab:>-,trail:- "display tabs as: >--- and trailing spaces as: -
         set showmatch "show matching open bracket when closed bracket is inserted
         set matchtime=5 "the amount of time before the matching bracket will highlight
         let &showbreak="" "character to prepend to wrapped lines when linewrapping is enabled