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Subject: Re: what-cursor-position - why not list the line # as well?
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> From: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams@oracle.com>
> Date: Sat, 1 Apr 2006 17:02:02 -0800
> 
> `what-cursor-position' gives lots of info about the cursor position,
> including the column:
> 
>  Char: d (100, #o144, #x64) point=298976 (99%) column=51
> 
> Why not have it also provide the line #?

Because the line number is shown by default in the mode line?