From 333c2949c2b036f8aafa77be2286eb3c135ea269 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Andrew Neth
Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2022 09:18:01 -0600
Subject: feat(helix-view): dynamic line numbers (#1522)

* feat(helix-view): dynamic line numbers

* docs: describe editor.line-number in more detail

* Make dynamic numbers the default behavior of `relative`---
 helix-view/src/editor.rs |  4 +++-
 helix-view/src/gutter.rs | 24 +++++++++++++-----------
 2 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

(limited to 'helix-view')

diff --git a/helix-view/src/editor.rs b/helix-view/src/editor.rs
index 82ef0cdc..aa2df6f7 100644
--- a/helix-view/src/editor.rs
+++ b/helix-view/src/editor.rs
@@ -170,7 +170,9 @@ impl Default for CursorShapeConfig {
 pub enum LineNumber {
     /// Show absolute line number
     Absolute,
-    /// Show relative line number to the primary cursor
+
+    /// If focused and in normal/select mode, show relative line number to the primary cursor.
+    /// If unfocused or in insert mode, show absolute line number.
     Relative,
 }
 
diff --git a/helix-view/src/gutter.rs b/helix-view/src/gutter.rs
index af016c56..113da642 100644
--- a/helix-view/src/gutter.rs
+++ b/helix-view/src/gutter.rs
@@ -58,29 +58,31 @@ pub fn line_number<'doc>(
         .char_to_line(doc.selection(view.id).primary().cursor(text));
 
     let config = config.line_number;
+    let mode = doc.mode;
 
     Box::new(move |line: usize, selected: bool, out: &mut String| {
         if line == last_line && !draw_last {
             write!(out, "{:>1$}", '~', width).unwrap();
             Some(linenr)
         } else {
-            use crate::editor::LineNumber;
-            let line = match config {
-                LineNumber::Absolute => line + 1,
-                LineNumber::Relative => {
-                    if current_line == line {
-                        line + 1
-                    } else {
-                        abs_diff(current_line, line)
-                    }
-                }
+            use crate::{document::Mode, editor::LineNumber};
+
+            let relative = config == LineNumber::Relative
+                && mode != Mode::Insert
+                && is_focused
+                && current_line != line;
+
+            let display_num = if relative {
+                abs_diff(current_line, line)
+            } else {
+                line + 1
             };
             let style = if selected && is_focused {
                 linenr_select
             } else {
                 linenr
             };
-            write!(out, "{:>1$}", line, width).unwrap();
+            write!(out, "{:>1$}", display_num, width).unwrap();
             Some(style)
         }
     })
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