Re: Highlight current line number when using "set number"

On 26/09/11 16:03, Francesc Salvat-Pujol wrote:
> On Mon, Sep 26, 2011 at 2:07 PM, Ben Fritz <fritzophrenic@gmail.com
> <mailto:fritzophrenic@gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>
>
> On Sep 25, 4:04 am, Francesc Salvat-Pujol <f.sal...@gmail.com
> <mailto:f.sal...@gmail.com>> wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > When using the option "set number", is there a way of
> highlighting the
> > current line number with a color other than LineNr? Using "set
> cuc cul"
> > is too much.
> >
> > I am aware that the question has been asked before, i.e.
> >
> >
> http://groups.google.com/group/vim_use/browse_thread/thread/90adce932...
> >
> > or with slightly different approach:
> >
> >
> http://groups.google.com/group/vim_use/browse_thread/thread/83fa20161...
> >
> > Unfortunately, none of these threads really offer a solution in the
> > sense described at the beginning of the mail.
> >
> > Any ideas?
> >
>
> That second thread offers a method which will get you closer, but even
> using the signs feature, I don't think Vim can highlight a specific
> line number in the line number column, and only the line number column
> (i.e. not the line text).
>
> Probably your best bet is to just set a cursorline highlight which is
> not too distracting and use that.
>
>
> Uhum... Well, too bad.
>
> Thanks for the replies though.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Cesc

In gvim (where the Normal background is white) (and in 256-color
consoles with the CSApprox.vim plugin) I use the following in my
"almost-default" colorscheme,
http://users.skynet.be/antoine.mechelynck/vim/almost-default.vim

hi clear CursorLine
hi CursorLine guibg=#F4F4F4
hi clear CursorColumn
hi link CursorColumn CursorLine

which give me crosshairs in very light grey (95.7% grey), just enough to
be visible, not enough to be distracting.

Best regards,
Tony.
--
"APL is a write-only language. I can write programs in APL, but I
can't read any of them."
-- Roy Keir

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