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From: Mathias Dahl <brakjoller.rem0veth1s@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: Possible to get line numbers?
Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2005 13:38:35 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <uvf79pdms.fsf@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: d2ds9r$ucg$1@news.net.uni-c.dk

JS <d44sf@44ada.com> writes:

>>> But what am I supposed to do with it? I am just starting to use emacs.
>> 
>> Put the file in your somewhere in your load-path (to see which
>> directories are in the load-path, do C-h v load-path RET),
>
>
> When I do that I get a list of maybe 15 diretories! Should I just put in one
> of them?

Yes, basically, any will do.

>> then add 
>> the following to your .emacs file:
>> 
>> (require 'setnu)
>> 
>> Now, when you want line numbers do M-x setnu-mode RET
>
> I could be nice that the linenumbers are visible each time I start emacs, is
> that possible?

Not with this mode because it has to be enabled in each buffer, when
you need it. I suggest you bind it to some key:

(global-set-key "\C-cl" 'setnu-mode)

And then you only need to press C-c l to toggle this mode.

/Mathias

  reply	other threads:[~2005-03-30 11:38 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
     [not found] <mailman.580.1112137662.28103.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2005-03-29 23:52 ` Possible to get line numbers? JS
2005-03-30  7:26   ` Mathias Dahl
2005-03-30  9:50     ` JS
2005-03-30 11:38       ` Mathias Dahl [this message]
2005-03-30 19:03 Ryan Bowman
  -- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2005-03-29 21:47 JS
2005-03-29 22:25 ` Pascal Bourguignon
2005-03-29 22:44   ` Drew Adams
2005-03-29 23:23 ` Joe Corneli

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