title: Vim: Highlight a Single Character at Column 80
body: <p>So, in good PEP fashion I am attempting to keep column width to below 80 for Python code. I have been using the <code>colorcolumn=80</code> option in my .vimrc but in the terminal (I am not a fan of gvim or macvim) the effect of a fully black stripe down column 80 is too jarring for my taste. I also have no desire to enable wrapping as there are many cases where I need to go beyond the line.</p>
  
  <p>I had read somewhere that someone set it to highlight <em>only the single character at column <strong>n</em></strong> in a bright color and this sounds like a perfectly subtle visual cue.</p>
  
  <p>Unfortunately for the life of me and despite my Googlefu I cannot locate how this was accomplished.</p>
  
  <p>Any takers?</p>