micro-editor / micro-editor/micro
FEATURE REQUEST - $(cols) special directive for statusline
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Description
Feature request for a "$(cols)" statusline special directive (variable) that would show the number of columns on the current line (similar to the "$(lines)" special directive that shows the number of lines in the current file).
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Research direction
Search the statusline implementation for the existing $(lines) directive and trace how it computes the current file's line count. Add the analogous $(cols) behavior for the current line, then verify that the statusline displays the column count in an editor scenario.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- go
- Domain
- cli
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
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- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 48/100