Hi, you could use "set number" in .vim/ftplugin/help.vim
regards, Thomas On Tue, May 08, 2012 at 15:58:34 -0700, sfosparky wrote: > How can I tell VIM that I want it to display line numbering whenever > I view a help topic? > > Of course "set number" (without the quotation marks) in my .vimrc > file tells Vim I want line numbering on by default in my editing > windows. So far, so good. > > But I also want to tell Vim to display line numbers in help topics I > access via ":help [topic]". > > As it stands, to display line numbering in Help I need to type "set > number" after Vim displays the help information. And if I've done > that, and then use any of the navigation features to move to another > Help topic, Vim turns off the line numbers. > > Cheers & thanks, > Ric > SFO -- Zombie processes haunting the computer -- You received this message from the "vim_use" maillist. Do not top-post! Type your reply below the text you are replying to. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php
