Re: Why use relative line numbers?

Well - relative line numbers were introduced to solve a problem (navigating).

What do relative line numbers do?
+ they show you where the cursor is (you could miss this)
+ they allow to navigate using less keys

issues:
- they slow you down. If I open :h having 'relativenumbers' set on 9k is
signifcantly slower ! (at least for me having 230 lines)

I hope that this is a somewhat accurate description about pro/cons of
relativenumbers feature.

The alternative I proposed does not suffer from the slowness, and G j k
like movements could be made understanding 'lasts digits' only.

Anyway if you love it and already have a solution - then go for it.

Marc Weber

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