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440bx

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Is there a way to have the editor draw a focus rect on the current line ?
« on: August 04, 2018, 02:54:21 am »
Hello,

I definitely have a tendency of losing track of the cursor location in Lazarus/Synedit.

In the other editor I use, the editor draws a thin rectangle around the line where the caret is (see attachment) and I was wondering if there is some option in the Lazarus editor to do the same.

Thanks.
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Re: Is there a way to have the editor draw a focus rect on the current line ?
« Reply #1 on: August 04, 2018, 03:01:52 am »
Quote from: 440bx on August 04, 2018, 02:54:21 am
Hello,

I definitely have a tendency of losing track of the cursor location in Lazarus/Synedit.

In the other editor I use, the editor draws a thin rectangle around the line where the caret is (see attachment) and I was wondering if there is some option in the Lazarus editor to do the same.

Thanks.
yes, see "tools\options","editor\Display\Colors->current line highlight", see the purple underlines in the attached image below.
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Re: Is there a way to have the editor draw a focus rect on the current line ?
« Reply #2 on: August 04, 2018, 03:23:16 am »
Quote from: taazz on August 04, 2018, 03:01:52 am
yes, see "tools\options","editor\Display\Colors->current line highlight", see the purple underlines in the attached image below.
Thank you Taazz.  That is great.  You made my day!  No more losing track of the cursor. :)
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Re: Is there a way to have the editor draw a focus rect on the current line ?
« Reply #3 on: August 04, 2018, 03:59:46 am »
Quote from: 440bx on August 04, 2018, 03:23:16 am
Quote from: taazz on August 04, 2018, 03:01:52 am
yes, see "tools\options","editor\Display\Colors->current line highlight", see the purple underlines in the attached image below.
Thank you Taazz.  That is great.  You made my day!  No more losing track of the cursor. :)
yes the synedit author/maintainer has done an excellent job over the years
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Re: Is there a way to have the editor draw a focus rect on the current line ?
« Reply #4 on: August 04, 2018, 04:08:10 am »
Quote from: taazz on August 04, 2018, 03:59:46 am
yes the synedit author/maintainer has done an excellent job over the years
I completely agree.  That is a very nice component.  Thank you again for your help.
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