Date: Sat, 6 Sep 2014 13:41:37 -0400 From: Paul Kraus <paul@kraus-haus.org> To: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Column ruler (like line numbers) in vi / vim / gvim Message-ID: <8721540F-1DD5-47AC-8492-A307A6381647@kraus-haus.org> In-Reply-To: <20140906012327.3320bd39.freebsd@edvax.de> References: <20140906012327.3320bd39.freebsd@edvax.de>
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On Sep 5, 2014, at 19:23, Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> wrote: > There is _one_ feature that I didn't find in vi / vim / gvim, > and especially in regards of column-oriented data files, this > would be really helpful: a real COLUMN RULER on top. I have > "set number" and "set ruler" already in ~/.vimrc, but this > involves too much "eye travel". I'd like to quickly see column > numbers (on top) like I can see line numbers (on the left). >=20 > As a grown-old mainframe person, I'm thinking about something > like this: >=20 > |...+....1....+....2....+....3....+....4....+....5....+=85.6 I have been cheating this for years, I use a line very much like the = above as a comment and separator when I am writing scripts :-) #=97=97=97=971=97=97=97=972=97=97=97=973=97=97=97=974=97=97=97=975=97=97=97= =976=97=97=97=977=97=97=97=978 -- Paul Kraus paul@kraus-haus.org
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