Need line numbers when viewing a text file

[Academia]

I need a text editor (actually just a viewer) that identifies the line the
cursor is on.

Can I turn on line numbers or a status line that shows line numbers in
anything that comes with XP?


Thanks

 

[John John]

Someone posted a link to this Notepad like utility not too long ago,
it's small, free and does what you want:

Notepad2
http://www.flos-freeware.ch/notepad2.html

John

 

[FrankV]

Thanks. I've looked for that many times, especially with web html source
pages. I couldn't believe there was no simple program to do this since I
used UNIX VI (which had a line-number option) way back in the dark ages.

Frank

 

[Bob I]

Notepad does that, just turn on Status, and turn off WordWrap.

 

[cornedbeef007-groups]

I need a text editor (actually just a viewer) that identifies the line the
cursor is on.

Can I turn on line numbers or a status line that shows line numbers in
anything that comes with XP?

Thanks

ConTEXT editor is free, and extremely powerful, and does what you
want.

http://www.context.cx

Good Luck

 

[Academia]

Thanks to all.
The biggest surprise is NotePad!

 

[Bob I]

You're welcome, have a great day!

Thanks to all.
The biggest surprise is NotePad!

 

[Carl Kaufmann]

If you're used to vi, then VIM is for you: www.vim.org

 

[Academia]

A long time ago.
Don't think I could now.

thanks

 

[FrankV]

Thanks. I'll try it. Frank

If you're used to vi, then VIM is for you: www.vim.org

 

[HeyBub]

I need a text editor (actually just a viewer) that identifies the
line the cursor is on.

Can I turn on line numbers or a status line that shows line numbers in
anything that comes with XP?

Notepad. But you've got to turn on the "Status Bar."

 

[Academia]

thanks

Notepad. But you've got to turn on the "Status Bar."

 

[Richard in AZ]

Notepad. But you've got to turn on the "Status Bar."

How do you turn on the "Status Bar"? My selection is grayed out.

 

[he]

How do you turn on the "Status Bar"? My selection is grayed out.

Try turning Word Wrap off first.

 

[Tim Slattery]

Notepad. But you've got to turn on the "Status Bar."

Yes, but that only shows the current line number in the status bar,
nothing else. MS has never thought that anybody might want to see each
line of a text file numbered. I don't think any of their editors -
Visual Studio, VBA editors, anything I can think of - have that
feature. Just about any non-MS text editor allows you to turn line
numbers on and off.