diff --git a/.vimrc b/.vimrc
index a8f92d1..27cfa95 100644
--- a/.vimrc
+++ b/.vimrc
@@ -3,14 +3,27 @@
 
 " General Vim Settings
 
+" Define function in vim to remove whitespace
+fun! TrimWhitespace()
+  let l:save = winsaveview()
+  keeppatterns %s/\s\+$//e
+  call winrestview(l:save)
+endfun
+"Call this on every attempt to save a file of types defined below..
+autocmd BufWritePre *.cpp,*.h,*.c,*.php :call TrimWhitespace()
+""autocmd BufWritePre *.cpp,*.h,*.c,*.php :%s/\s\+$//ge
+" Set terminal title when opening file
+"" autocmd BufEnter * let &titlestring = ' ' . expand("%:t")
+"" set title
+
 " Set tabwidth=2, adjust Vim shiftwidth to the same
-set tabstop=2 shiftwidth=2 
+set tabstop=2 shiftwidth=2
 
 " expandtab inserts spaces instead of tabs
-set expandtab 
+set expandtab
 
 " autindent inserts the next line at your current depth
-set autoindent 
+set autoindent
 
 " mouse=a allows for mouse interaction with vim when supported
 set mouse=a
@@ -18,7 +31,7 @@ set mouse=a
 set number
 
 " Use Powerline symbols
-"let g:airline_powerline_fonts = 1
+""let g:airline_powerline_fonts = 1
 
 " Enable Syntax Highlighting in Vim
 syntax on
@@ -30,14 +43,13 @@ set nocp
 " Allow backspace to remove all types of characters
 set backspace=indent,eol,start
 
-" Set terminal title when opening file
-" autocmd BufEnter * let &titlestring = ' ' . expand("%:t")
-" set title
-
 " Custom Vim Keybindings
 
 " nnoremap <C-e> <C-w> " Modify and remove leading quotation
 
+" CPP Compile
+""autocmd FileType cpp nmap <buffer> <F5> :w<bar>!g++ -o %:r % && ./%:r<CR>
+
 " Set window jump to custom binding
 " default Ctrl-W conflict - closes browser tabs
 nnoremap <C-e> <C-w>
@@ -57,15 +69,32 @@ let g:airline_theme='kalisi'
 
 " Gitgutter installed for + -  diffs in gutters within repo files
 
+" Ale linter settings
+" Hover detail info in preview window
+let g:ale_hover_to_preview = 1
+" Hover detail info in balloons
+""let g:ale_set_balloons = 1
+let g:ale_sign_error = ''
+let g:ale_sign_warning = ''
+highlight ALEWarningSign ctermbg=Yellow
+highlight ALEWarningSign ctermfg=Black
+highlight ALEWarning ctermbg=DarkYellow
+highlight ALEWarning ctermfg=White
+highlight ALEErrorSign ctermbg=DarkRed
+highlight ALEErrorSign ctermfg=White
+highlight ALEError ctermfg=DarkRed
+nmap <silent> <C-k> <Plug>(ale_previous_wrap)
+nmap <silent> <C-j> <Plug>(ale_next_wrap)
+
 " Syntastic syntax checker settings
 "  See :help syntastic
-set statusline+=%#warningmsg#
-set statusline+=%{SyntasticStatuslineFlag()}
-set statusline+=%*
-let g:syntastic_always_populate_loc_list = 1
-let g:syntastic_auto_loc_list = 1
-let g:syntastic_check_on_open = 1
-let g:syntastic_check_on_wq = 0
+""set statusline+=%#warningmsg#
+""set statusline+=%{SyntasticStatuslineFlag()}
+""set statusline+=%*
+""let g:syntastic_always_populate_loc_list = 1
+""let g:syntastic_auto_loc_list = 1
+""let g:syntastic_check_on_open = 1
+""let g:syntastic_check_on_wq = 0
 
 " Clang_complete settings
 let g:clang_library_path='/usr/lib/llvm-8/lib/'
@@ -73,19 +102,20 @@ let g:clang_library_path='/usr/lib/llvm-8/lib/'
 " Understand how the plugin works: :h signify-modus-operandi
 " Spare the plugin some work and read: :h g:signify_vcs_list
 " Signify plugin settings
-" Diff gutter within Vim 
-" let g:signify_vcs_list = ['git', 'hg']
-" let g:signify_cursorhold_insert     = 1
-" let g:signify_cursorhold_normal     = 1
-" let g:signify_update_on_bufenter    = 0
-" let g:signify_update_on_focusgained = 1
-" 
+" Diff gutter within Vim
+"" let g:signify_vcs_list = ['git', 'hg']
+"" let g:signify_cursorhold_insert     = 1
+"" let g:signify_cursorhold_normal     = 1
+"" let g:signify_update_on_bufenter    = 0
+"" let g:signify_update_on_focusgained = 1
+"
 " Colorizer plugin settings
 " See :h colorizer in Vim for more info
-"let g:colorizer_colornames = 0 " Don't color literal names, like red, green, etc
-"let g:colorizer_auto_color = 1
-"let g:colorizer_skip_comments = 1
-"let g:colorizer_auto_filetype ='css,html,vim'
+""let g:colorizer_colornames = 0 " Don't color literal names, like red, green, etc
+let g:colorizer_auto_color = 1
+""let g:colorizer_skip_comments = 1
+""let g:colorizer_auto_filetype ='css,html,vim'
+nnoremap <C-c> :ColorToggle<CR>
 
 " Symbols important to vim / terminal layouts
 
@@ -94,11 +124,11 @@ set encoding=utf-8
 
 " air-line
 let g:airline_powerline_fonts = 1
- 
+
 if !exists('g:airline_symbols')
   let g:airline_symbols = {}
 endif
- 
+
 " unicode symbols
 let g:airline_left_sep = '»'
 let g:airline_left_sep = '▶'