bug#5042: 23.1; linum-mode gives incorrect line numbers with narrowed buffers

[Mark Lillibridge]

Juanma wrote:
> Mark Lillibridge wrote:
> > I am willing to take a stab at trying to implement such an option if
> > people think this is a good idea.
> 
> Perhaps it'd be better to ask Markus first. I'm Cc:ing him (the first
> time it didn't work).

Ok.


Drew wrote:
>  > > there should be an explicit option to switch between the modes.
>  
>  Yes, an option makes sense.
>  
>  And it can happen that the same person wants both behaviors at
>  different times.  For that, why not let `C-u linum-mode' use, in
>  effect, the opposite of the option value?

    That might be a good idea.  Would an absolute override be better
than a toggle?  E.g., a positive prefix uses absolute and a negative
prefix uses relative to start of restriction.

- Mark