RE: Re: Highlighting current window

[Drew Adams]

> I use ... the hl-line+ package which gives current line 
> highlighting but only in the active window....
> I also use a fairly innocuous line highlighting color
> (:background "#222") so that it doesn't really conflict...,
> but still draws attention to where I am.  It draws your
> attention to the exact line you're on as opposed to just
> the window you're in, but I've found that useful.

Thanks for mentioning hl-line+, Chris.  There is also crosshairs.el, which
extends hl-line+ by adding a vertical line through point.  So it is easy to see
where the cursor is (e.g. when you move your attention to another window).
Typically you use the crosshairs display temporarily.

http://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/CrosshairHighlighting