Re: [Nano-devel] RFC: line numbers?

[Benno Schulenberg]

(Re-CC-ing the list.)

On Thu, Oct 27, 2016, at 01:21, David Niklas wrote:
> On Sun, 23 Oct 2016 11:31:22 +0200
> Benno Schulenberg <address@hidden> wrote:
> > On Sat, Oct 22, 2016, at 23:44, David Niklas wrote:
> > > The reason is that if you're editing code and you're trying to
> > > figure out what the indentation is it will be more difficult if there
> > > is an extra space in there and people will forget that there is an
> > > extra space there also.  
> > 
> > To check proper indentation I use M-P.  But... you do have a
> > small point there.  Anyone else who feels this way?  Maybe the
> > empty column should be in reverse video too (by default)?
> 
> [Kicks self]
> I should have thought of reverse video.
> Please do.

Hmmm...  With code, where most of the stuff is indented,
including the separating column in the coloring of the line
number looks okay.  But when looking at a plain text file
that simply starts at the left margin, the separating column
"glues" too much to the text.  So no, this column will stay
blank.

But the patch is simple, if you want to apply it locally.
Attached.

Benno

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