Re: Highlighting current window

[Christopher Grubert <cgrubert02@comcast.net>]

On 06/30/2012 09:22 PM, Drew Adams wrote:
>> 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
>
Yes, I use that as well.  I've found that it is slow to refresh and 
creates a flickering effect when typing so I have it bound to a function 
key and don't normally leave it turned on.  It is useful at times when 
you want to see where you are in relation to some location on another 
line (typically when setting up rectangular operations).  I didn't 
mention it here because I don't leave it on and use it to identify point 
like I do with hl-line which is what the OP was after, but yes, it's a 
nice complementary package.
Chris.