make relative linenumbers an easy option

[systemcrafters]

make relative linenumbers an easy option

[erikLundstedt]

Hmm... interesting. I tested it with only that in my config.el and it worked for me. Can you provide your configuration in a gist and I'll test more with what you have configured?

reversing the commands actually worked, interesting

my config is on my gitlab
but it actually works now :-)

[jeffbowman]

In your rational-config-file you can add (customize-set-variable 'display-line-numbers-type 'relative) to use relative line numbers. For example, you might have something like this:

    (require 'rational-ui)

    (with-eval-after-load "rational-ui"
      (customize-set-variable 'rational-ui-display-line-numbers t)
      (customize-set-variable 'display-line-numbers-type 'relative))

Does this help? If this addresses your issue, would you consider closing this issue? If not, please continue the discussion and we will help as best we can.

[erikLundstedt]

In your rational-config-file you can add (customize-set-variable 'display-line-numbers-type 'relative) to use relative line numbers. For example, you might have something like this:

    (require 'rational-ui)

    (with-eval-after-load "rational-ui"
      (customize-set-variable 'rational-ui-display-line-numbers t)
      (customize-set-variable 'display-line-numbers-type 'relative))

Does this help? If this addresses your issue, would you consider closing this issue? If not, please continue the discussion and we will help as best we can.

this seems to not have worked

might be an issue with the majormode not being in the "whitelist" but it shouldn`t be as it should be "derived" from prog-mode

[erikLundstedt]

update

this seems to work but is ugly and might be the wrong way of doing it

 (with-eval-after-load "rational-ui"
   (global-display-line-numbers-mode nil)
   (customize-set-variable 'display-line-numbers-type 'relative)
   (setq display-line-numbers-type 'relative)
   (customize-set-variable 'rational-ui-display-line-numbers t)
   (global-display-line-numbers-mode t)
   )

[erikLundstedt]

update

this seems to work but is ugly and might be the wrong way of doing it

 (with-eval-after-load "rational-ui"
   (global-display-line-numbers-mode nil)
   (customize-set-variable 'display-line-numbers-type 'relative)
   (setq display-line-numbers-type 'relative)
   (customize-set-variable 'rational-ui-display-line-numbers t)
   (global-display-line-numbers-mode t)
   )

this seems to be the smallest possible fix at the moment,
i personally think that it should be part of the module but i will close the issue as its now fixed for me.
anyone should feel free to (re)open an issue or create a PR if you have a "better"(different/cleaner/smaller) solution that works

 (with-eval-after-load "rational-ui"
   (global-display-line-numbers-mode nil)
   (customize-set-variable 'display-line-numbers-type 'relative)
   (customize-set-variable 'rational-ui-display-line-numbers t)
   (global-display-line-numbers-mode t)
   )

[jeffbowman]

Notice the order I call things in the example I provide. I customize the rational-ui-display-line-numbers variable before customizing the display-line-numbers-type value. In your examples, you invert that. Also, you use global-display-line-numbers-mode which I assume means you prefer to have line numbers displayed regardless of which major mode is being used. In this case, you don't need rational-ui at all (at least for the line-numbers configuration), these lines should do what you want:

    ;; don't need to use line number configuration in rational-ui if you want line numbers always displayed
    (customize-set-variable 'display-line-numbers-type 'relative)
    (global-display-line-numbers-mode)

And just to keep things close together, the original example:

    (require 'rational-ui)

    (with-eval-after-load "rational-ui"
      ;; N.B. line numbers in rational-ui only turn them on for conf-mode and prog-mode (and derivatives)
      ;; line numbers are turned off in org-mode
      ;; order matters here.
      (customize-set-variable 'rational-ui-display-line-numbers t) ; must be set first as it configures modes for line numbers
      (customize-set-variable 'display-line-numbers-type 'relative)) ; configured after the line above to set the type to preference

Hope this helps!

[erikLundstedt]

      (with-eval-after-load "rational-ui"
      ;; N.B. line numbers in rational-ui only turn them on for conf-mode and prog-mode (and derivatives)
      ;; line numbers are turned off in org-mode
      ;; order matters here.
      (customize-set-variable 'rational-ui-display-line-numbers t) ; must be set first as it configures modes for line numbers
      (customize-set-variable 'display-line-numbers-type 'relative)) ; configured after the line above to set the type to preference

i tried this and it didnt work

[jeffbowman]

Hmm... interesting. I tested it with only that in my config.el and it worked for me. Can you provide your configuration in a gist and I'll test more with what you have configured?

[erikLundstedt]

nevermind