Bug 10550

Description Rick Goldstein 2002-02-28 18:14:26 EST

I am legally blind, with good central vision but very little peripheral 
vision.  This makes it extremely difficult to follow and locate the cursor when 
it moves outside of my direct control.  This is especially true since I can't 
make use of highlighting, as I need a high constrast (i.e. dark) background 
(see, for example, bug 10050).

I would like a way for the editor to do one of the following (in order of 
preference, lowest to highest):

1) provide line numbers, so I can use the cursor position information in the 
status bar to guide me to the right line

2) provide some visual indication in the left vertical bar (where compile error 
icons and such appear) of the current line

3) provide the ability to optionally highlight the entire line on which the 
cursor is currently placed (with the ability to select the highlight and text 
colors)