Show Line Numbers

Line numbers might be the single most underrated feature in any text or code editor. The moment a file grows past a screen’s worth of content, they become the fastest way to know exactly where you are.

If an error message points to line 142, or a colleague asks you to check something on line 60, having numbers running down the left edge means you can jump straight there instead of scrolling and counting. It sounds small, but across a long editing session it adds up to real time saved.

A Tech Group has kept this feature switched on by default in our editor for exactly that reason — it costs nothing to have, and it’s invaluable the moment a file gets long.