This page is about libraries that highlight the current column of characters.
Library ColumnMarker lets you highlight and unhighlight any column. With no prefix argument, the commands ‘column-marker-1’, ‘column-marker-2’, and ‘column-marker-3’ highlight the current column. The highlighting stays on that column until you highlight a different one or remove the highlighting.
Library Lisp:col-highlight.el uses and extends VlineMode in several ways. It provides these commands:
‘toggle-highlight-column-when-idle’ – Highlight the current column whenever Emacs is idle more than a certain number of seconds.‘column-highlight-mode’ – Continually highlight the current column, tracking the TextCursor as it moves. If you bind this to a key, you can also use it to briefly show the current column, by hitting the key twice.‘flash-column-highlight’ – Highlight the current column for ‘col-highlight-period’ seconds. Another way to show the current column temporarily.Using user option ‘col-highlight-show-only’ you can restrict the current-column highlight to the current text section of a particular kind (paragraph, defun, sentence, page, etc.).
(Easy installation using AutoInstall: ‘M-x auto-install-batch col-highlight’ – rubikitch)
See Also:
CategoryDisplay CategoryEditing CategoryAccessibility CategoryFaces HighlightTemporarily