On Sun, Jun 02, 2013 at 12:50:10PM -0700, Ben Fritz wrote:
> On Sunday, June 2, 2013 3:43:06 AM UTC-5, glts wrote:
> > On Sunday, June 2, 2013 8:13:05 AM UTC+2, toothpik wrote:
> > > On Sat, Jun 01, 2013 at 10:27:23PM -0700, Ben Fritz wrote:
> > > > But, I personally support an option to control this. I like even
> > > > better the idea of 'relativenumber' and 'number' combining together
> > > > instead of being mutually exclusive. There have been a couple
> > > > patches submitted for both of these methods.
> > >
> > > but Bram has been quoted as not wanting more options in this area --
> > > it's a conundrum
> >
> > Wait, the big advantage of that little scheme is that no new options are
> > required. 'number' and 'relativenumber' work together to satisfy both
> > the absolutists and the relativists (of either kind) alike.
> >
> > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/vim_use/fjG8gaeqpRc/zZU4X8_yRGIJ
> >
> > The question is whether it is confusing. And I think it is a very valid
> > question.
> I think all it takes is a help note. In :help 'number' replace the bit about resetting 'relativenumber' with something like:
> "If 'relativenumber' is also set, puts the line number only on the line with the cursor"
> And at :help 'relativenumber' replace the bit about resetting 'number' with something like:
> "If 'number' is also set, the line with the cursor contains the line number, otherwise zero."
+1 Ben! I didn't understand this approach til I saw this email! I
like it too.
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