diff --git a/default.cfg b/default.cfg
index 67be777..5c7f128 100644
--- a/default.cfg
+++ b/default.cfg
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ sp_before_byref                 = ignore   # ignore/add/remove/force
 sp_before_unnamed_byref         = ignore   # ignore/add/remove/force
 
 # Add or remove space after reference sign '&', if followed by a word.
-sp_after_byref                  = ignore   # ignore/add/remove/force
+sp_after_byref                  = add      # ignore/add/remove/force
 
 # Add or remove space after a reference sign '&', if followed by a function
 # prototype or function definition.
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ sp_after_semi_for               = force    # ignore/add/remove/force
 
 # Add or remove space after the final semicolon of an empty part of a for
 # statement, as in 'for ( ; ; <here> )'.
-sp_after_semi_for_empty         = ignore   # ignore/add/remove/force
+sp_after_semi_for_empty         = add      # ignore/add/remove/force
 
 # Add or remove space before '[' (except '[]').
 sp_before_square                = ignore   # ignore/add/remove/force
@@ -1739,15 +1739,15 @@ nl_namespace_two_to_one_liner   = false    # true/false
 
 # Whether to remove a newline in simple unbraced if statements, turning them
 # into one-liners, as in 'if(b)\n i++;' → 'if(b) i++;'.
-nl_create_if_one_liner          = false    # true/false
+nl_create_if_one_liner          = true     # true/false
 
 # Whether to remove a newline in simple unbraced for statements, turning them
 # into one-liners, as in 'for (...)\n stmt;' → 'for (...) stmt;'.
-nl_create_for_one_liner         = false    # true/false
+nl_create_for_one_liner         = true     # true/false
 
 # Whether to remove a newline in simple unbraced while statements, turning
 # them into one-liners, as in 'while (expr)\n stmt;' → 'while (expr) stmt;'.
-nl_create_while_one_liner       = false    # true/false
+nl_create_while_one_liner       = true     # true/false
 
 # Whether to collapse a function definition whose body (not counting braces)
 # is only one line so that the entire definition (prototype, braces, body) is
@@ -1771,10 +1771,10 @@ nl_split_while_one_liner        = false    # true/false
 #
 
 # The maximum number of consecutive newlines (3 = 2 blank lines).
-nl_max                          = 0        # unsigned number
+nl_max                          = 3        # unsigned number
 
 # The maximum number of consecutive newlines in a function.
-nl_max_blank_in_func            = 0        # unsigned number
+nl_max_blank_in_func            = 2        # unsigned number
 
 # The number of newlines before a function prototype.
 nl_before_func_body_proto       = 0        # unsigned number