I have relative numbering turned on. There's no immediate way of telling which direction I want to move, however. For example, sometimes I see line number "7" and move 7j (7 lines down) when I really wanted to move 7k (7 lines up).
Is there a way to colour line numbers above the current line differently to line numbers below? This way I could very quickly determine whether I should move up or down.
I'm aware I could look at the surrounding numbers to determine the direction I should move, but colours convey meaning more quickly.
7jor7kis the right choice. – B Layer Dec 25 '17 at 23:26:set scrolloff=999which will ensure the cursor line is always exactly in the middle of the window...then you'll know the right choice simply by whether the line in question is in the top half or bottom half of the window. ;) – B Layer Dec 26 '17 at 16:21set cursorlineand have both'number'and'relativenumber'enabled and find that that nicely sets the cursor line + number apart (plus I like having absolute line number at the cursor line rather than "0"). A wise choice of colorscheme helps, too. Clearly you would like something more conspicuous, though. I'll keep it in mind and get back to you if I think of anything else. – B Layer Dec 26 '17 at 17:42