Support relative line number on wrapped lines (#39268)

**Problem:** Current relative line numbering creates a mismatch with
vim-style navigation when soft wrap is enabled. Users must mentally
calculate whether target lines are wrapped segments or logical lines,
making `<n>j/k` navigation unreliable and cognitively demanding.

**How things work today:**
- Real line navigation (`j/k` moves by logical lines): Requires
determining if visible lines are wrapped segments before jumping. Can't
jump to wrapped lines directly.
- Display line navigation (`j/k` moves by display rows): Line numbers
don't correspond to actual row distances for multi-line jumps.

**Proposed solution:** Count and number each display line (including
wrapped segments) for relative numbering. This creates direct
visual-to-navigational correspondence where the relative number shown
always matches the `<n>j/k` distance needed.

**Benefits:**
- Eliminates mental overhead of distinguishing wrapped vs. logical lines
- Makes relative line numbers consistently actionable regardless of wrap
state
- Preserves intuitive "what you see is what you navigate" principle
- Maintains vim workflow efficiency in narrow window scenarios

Also explained an discussed in
https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/discussions/25733.

Release Notes:

Release Notes:

- Added support for counting wrapped lines as relative lines and for
displaying line numbers for wrapped segments. Changes
`relative_line_numbers` from a boolean to an enum: `enabled`,
`disabled`, or `wrapped`.

---------

Co-authored-by: Conrad Irwin <conrad.irwin@gmail.com>
This commit is contained in:
Thomas Heartman
2025-10-27 20:20:45 -06:00
committed by GitHub
co-authored by Conrad Irwin
parent 1c4923e1c8
commit d5e297147f
16 changed files with 332 additions and 122 deletions
@@ -1017,6 +1017,7 @@ impl Iterator for WrapRows<'_> {
multibuffer_row: None,
diff_status,
expand_info: None,
wrapped_buffer_row: buffer_row.buffer_row,
}
} else {
buffer_row
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@@ -163,7 +163,10 @@ use rpc::{ErrorCode, ErrorExt, proto::PeerId};
use scroll::{Autoscroll, OngoingScroll, ScrollAnchor, ScrollManager};
use selections_collection::{MutableSelectionsCollection, SelectionsCollection};
use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
use settings::{GitGutterSetting, Settings, SettingsLocation, SettingsStore, update_settings_file};
use settings::{
GitGutterSetting, RelativeLineNumbers, Settings, SettingsLocation, SettingsStore,
update_settings_file,
};
use smallvec::{SmallVec, smallvec};
use snippet::Snippet;
use std::{
@@ -19351,9 +19354,16 @@ impl Editor {
EditorSettings::get_global(cx).gutter.line_numbers
}
pub fn should_use_relative_line_numbers(&self, cx: &mut App) -> bool {
self.use_relative_line_numbers
.unwrap_or(EditorSettings::get_global(cx).relative_line_numbers)
pub fn relative_line_numbers(&self, cx: &mut App) -> RelativeLineNumbers {
match (
self.use_relative_line_numbers,
EditorSettings::get_global(cx).relative_line_numbers,
) {
(None, setting) => setting,
(Some(false), _) => RelativeLineNumbers::Disabled,
(Some(true), RelativeLineNumbers::Wrapped) => RelativeLineNumbers::Wrapped,
(Some(true), _) => RelativeLineNumbers::Enabled,
}
}
pub fn toggle_relative_line_numbers(
@@ -19362,8 +19372,8 @@ impl Editor {
_: &mut Window,
cx: &mut Context<Self>,
) {
let is_relative = self.should_use_relative_line_numbers(cx);
self.set_relative_line_number(Some(!is_relative), cx)
let is_relative = self.relative_line_numbers(cx);
self.set_relative_line_number(Some(!is_relative.enabled()), cx)
}
pub fn set_relative_line_number(&mut self, is_relative: Option<bool>, cx: &mut Context<Self>) {
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@@ -3,12 +3,12 @@ use core::num;
use gpui::App;
use language::CursorShape;
use project::project_settings::DiagnosticSeverity;
use settings::Settings;
pub use settings::{
CurrentLineHighlight, DelayMs, DisplayIn, DocumentColorsRenderMode, DoubleClickInMultibuffer,
GoToDefinitionFallback, HideMouseMode, MinimapThumb, MinimapThumbBorder, MultiCursorModifier,
ScrollBeyondLastLine, ScrollbarDiagnostics, SeedQuerySetting, ShowMinimap, SnippetSortOrder,
};
use settings::{RelativeLineNumbers, Settings};
use ui::scrollbars::{ScrollbarVisibility, ShowScrollbar};
/// Imports from the VSCode settings at
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ pub struct EditorSettings {
pub horizontal_scroll_margin: f32,
pub scroll_sensitivity: f32,
pub fast_scroll_sensitivity: f32,
pub relative_line_numbers: bool,
pub relative_line_numbers: RelativeLineNumbers,
pub seed_search_query_from_cursor: SeedQuerySetting,
pub use_smartcase_search: bool,
pub multi_cursor_modifier: MultiCursorModifier,
+238 -106
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@@ -762,8 +762,14 @@ impl EditorElement {
.row;
if line_numbers
.get(&MultiBufferRow(multi_buffer_row))
.and_then(|line_number| line_number.hitbox.as_ref())
.is_some_and(|hitbox| hitbox.contains(&event.position))
.is_some_and(|line_layout| {
line_layout.segments.iter().any(|segment| {
segment
.hitbox
.as_ref()
.is_some_and(|hitbox| hitbox.contains(&event.position))
})
})
{
let line_offset_from_top = display_row - position_map.scroll_position.y as u32;
@@ -3143,9 +3149,10 @@ impl EditorElement {
fn calculate_relative_line_numbers(
&self,
snapshot: &EditorSnapshot,
buffer_rows: &[RowInfo],
rows: &Range<DisplayRow>,
relative_to: Option<DisplayRow>,
count_wrapped_lines: bool,
) -> HashMap<DisplayRow, DisplayRowDelta> {
let mut relative_rows: HashMap<DisplayRow, DisplayRowDelta> = Default::default();
let Some(relative_to) = relative_to else {
@@ -3153,18 +3160,19 @@ impl EditorElement {
};
let start = rows.start.min(relative_to);
let end = rows.end.max(relative_to);
let buffer_rows = snapshot
.row_infos(start)
.take(1 + end.minus(start) as usize)
.collect::<Vec<_>>();
let head_idx = relative_to.minus(start);
let mut delta = 1;
let mut i = head_idx + 1;
let should_count_line = |row_info: &RowInfo| {
if count_wrapped_lines {
row_info.buffer_row.is_some() || row_info.wrapped_buffer_row.is_some()
} else {
row_info.buffer_row.is_some()
}
};
while i < buffer_rows.len() as u32 {
if buffer_rows[i as usize].buffer_row.is_some() {
if should_count_line(&buffer_rows[i as usize]) {
if rows.contains(&DisplayRow(i + start.0)) {
relative_rows.insert(DisplayRow(i + start.0), delta);
}
@@ -3174,13 +3182,13 @@ impl EditorElement {
}
delta = 1;
i = head_idx.min(buffer_rows.len() as u32 - 1);
while i > 0 && buffer_rows[i as usize].buffer_row.is_none() {
while i > 0 && buffer_rows[i as usize].buffer_row.is_none() && !count_wrapped_lines {
i -= 1;
}
while i > 0 {
i -= 1;
if buffer_rows[i as usize].buffer_row.is_some() {
if should_count_line(&buffer_rows[i as usize]) {
if rows.contains(&DisplayRow(i + start.0)) {
relative_rows.insert(DisplayRow(i + start.0), delta);
}
@@ -3212,7 +3220,7 @@ impl EditorElement {
return Arc::default();
}
let (newest_selection_head, is_relative) = self.editor.update(cx, |editor, cx| {
let (newest_selection_head, relative) = self.editor.update(cx, |editor, cx| {
let newest_selection_head = newest_selection_head.unwrap_or_else(|| {
let newest = editor
.selections
@@ -3228,79 +3236,97 @@ impl EditorElement {
)
.head
});
let is_relative = editor.should_use_relative_line_numbers(cx);
(newest_selection_head, is_relative)
let relative = editor.relative_line_numbers(cx);
(newest_selection_head, relative)
});
let relative_to = if is_relative {
let relative_to = if relative.enabled() {
Some(newest_selection_head.row())
} else {
None
};
let relative_rows = self.calculate_relative_line_numbers(snapshot, &rows, relative_to);
let relative_rows = self.calculate_relative_line_numbers(
&buffer_rows,
&rows,
relative_to,
relative.wrapped(),
);
let mut line_number = String::new();
let line_numbers = buffer_rows
.iter()
.enumerate()
.flat_map(|(ix, row_info)| {
let display_row = DisplayRow(rows.start.0 + ix as u32);
line_number.clear();
let non_relative_number = row_info.buffer_row? + 1;
let number = relative_rows
.get(&display_row)
.unwrap_or(&non_relative_number);
write!(&mut line_number, "{number}").unwrap();
if row_info
.diff_status
.is_some_and(|status| status.is_deleted())
{
return None;
}
let segments = buffer_rows.iter().enumerate().flat_map(|(ix, row_info)| {
let display_row = DisplayRow(rows.start.0 + ix as u32);
line_number.clear();
let non_relative_number = if relative.wrapped() {
row_info.buffer_row.or(row_info.wrapped_buffer_row)? + 1
} else {
row_info.buffer_row? + 1
};
let number = relative_rows
.get(&display_row)
.unwrap_or(&non_relative_number);
write!(&mut line_number, "{number}").unwrap();
if row_info
.diff_status
.is_some_and(|status| status.is_deleted())
{
return None;
}
let color = active_rows
.get(&display_row)
.map(|spec| {
if spec.breakpoint {
cx.theme().colors().debugger_accent
} else {
cx.theme().colors().editor_active_line_number
}
})
.unwrap_or_else(|| cx.theme().colors().editor_line_number);
let shaped_line =
self.shape_line_number(SharedString::from(&line_number), color, window);
let scroll_top = scroll_position.y * ScrollPixelOffset::from(line_height);
let line_origin = gutter_hitbox.map(|hitbox| {
hitbox.origin
+ point(
hitbox.size.width - shaped_line.width - gutter_dimensions.right_padding,
ix as f32 * line_height
- Pixels::from(scroll_top % ScrollPixelOffset::from(line_height)),
)
});
#[cfg(not(test))]
let hitbox = line_origin.map(|line_origin| {
window.insert_hitbox(
Bounds::new(line_origin, size(shaped_line.width, line_height)),
HitboxBehavior::Normal,
let color = active_rows
.get(&display_row)
.map(|spec| {
if spec.breakpoint {
cx.theme().colors().debugger_accent
} else {
cx.theme().colors().editor_active_line_number
}
})
.unwrap_or_else(|| cx.theme().colors().editor_line_number);
let shaped_line =
self.shape_line_number(SharedString::from(&line_number), color, window);
let scroll_top = scroll_position.y * ScrollPixelOffset::from(line_height);
let line_origin = gutter_hitbox.map(|hitbox| {
hitbox.origin
+ point(
hitbox.size.width - shaped_line.width - gutter_dimensions.right_padding,
ix as f32 * line_height
- Pixels::from(scroll_top % ScrollPixelOffset::from(line_height)),
)
});
#[cfg(test)]
let hitbox = {
let _ = line_origin;
None
};
});
let multi_buffer_row = DisplayPoint::new(display_row, 0).to_point(snapshot).row;
let multi_buffer_row = MultiBufferRow(multi_buffer_row);
let line_number = LineNumberLayout {
shaped_line,
hitbox,
};
Some((multi_buffer_row, line_number))
})
.collect();
#[cfg(not(test))]
let hitbox = line_origin.map(|line_origin| {
window.insert_hitbox(
Bounds::new(line_origin, size(shaped_line.width, line_height)),
HitboxBehavior::Normal,
)
});
#[cfg(test)]
let hitbox = {
let _ = line_origin;
None
};
let segment = LineNumberSegment {
shaped_line,
hitbox,
};
let buffer_row = DisplayPoint::new(display_row, 0).to_point(snapshot).row;
let multi_buffer_row = MultiBufferRow(buffer_row);
Some((multi_buffer_row, segment))
});
let mut line_numbers: HashMap<MultiBufferRow, LineNumberLayout> = HashMap::default();
for (buffer_row, segment) in segments {
line_numbers
.entry(buffer_row)
.or_insert_with(|| LineNumberLayout {
segments: Default::default(),
})
.segments
.push(segment);
}
Arc::new(line_numbers)
}
@@ -5838,34 +5864,36 @@ impl EditorElement {
let line_height = layout.position_map.line_height;
window.set_cursor_style(CursorStyle::Arrow, &layout.gutter_hitbox);
for LineNumberLayout {
shaped_line,
hitbox,
} in layout.line_numbers.values()
{
let Some(hitbox) = hitbox else {
continue;
};
for line_layout in layout.line_numbers.values() {
for LineNumberSegment {
shaped_line,
hitbox,
} in &line_layout.segments
{
let Some(hitbox) = hitbox else {
continue;
};
let Some(()) = (if !is_singleton && hitbox.is_hovered(window) {
let color = cx.theme().colors().editor_hover_line_number;
let Some(()) = (if !is_singleton && hitbox.is_hovered(window) {
let color = cx.theme().colors().editor_hover_line_number;
let line = self.shape_line_number(shaped_line.text.clone(), color, window);
line.paint(hitbox.origin, line_height, window, cx).log_err()
} else {
shaped_line
.paint(hitbox.origin, line_height, window, cx)
.log_err()
}) else {
continue;
};
let line = self.shape_line_number(shaped_line.text.clone(), color, window);
line.paint(hitbox.origin, line_height, window, cx).log_err()
} else {
shaped_line
.paint(hitbox.origin, line_height, window, cx)
.log_err()
}) else {
continue;
};
// In singleton buffers, we select corresponding lines on the line number click, so use | -like cursor.
// In multi buffers, we open file at the line number clicked, so use a pointing hand cursor.
if is_singleton {
window.set_cursor_style(CursorStyle::IBeam, hitbox);
} else {
window.set_cursor_style(CursorStyle::PointingHand, hitbox);
// In singleton buffers, we select corresponding lines on the line number click, so use | -like cursor.
// In multi buffers, we open file at the line number clicked, so use a pointing hand cursor.
if is_singleton {
window.set_cursor_style(CursorStyle::IBeam, hitbox);
} else {
window.set_cursor_style(CursorStyle::PointingHand, hitbox);
}
}
}
}
@@ -9778,11 +9806,17 @@ impl EditorLayout {
}
}
struct LineNumberLayout {
#[derive(Debug)]
struct LineNumberSegment {
shaped_line: ShapedLine,
hitbox: Option<Hitbox>,
}
#[derive(Debug)]
struct LineNumberLayout {
segments: SmallVec<[LineNumberSegment; 1]>,
}
struct ColoredRange<T> {
start: T,
end: T,
@@ -10839,13 +10873,21 @@ mod tests {
.unwrap();
assert_eq!(layouts.len(), 6);
let get_row_infos = |snapshot: &EditorSnapshot| {
snapshot
.row_infos(DisplayRow(0))
.take(6)
.collect::<Vec<RowInfo>>()
};
let relative_rows = window
.update(cx, |editor, window, cx| {
let snapshot = editor.snapshot(window, cx);
element.calculate_relative_line_numbers(
&snapshot,
&get_row_infos(&snapshot),
&(DisplayRow(0)..DisplayRow(6)),
Some(DisplayRow(3)),
false,
)
})
.unwrap();
@@ -10861,9 +10903,10 @@ mod tests {
.update(cx, |editor, window, cx| {
let snapshot = editor.snapshot(window, cx);
element.calculate_relative_line_numbers(
&snapshot,
&get_row_infos(&snapshot),
&(DisplayRow(3)..DisplayRow(6)),
Some(DisplayRow(1)),
false,
)
})
.unwrap();
@@ -10877,9 +10920,10 @@ mod tests {
.update(cx, |editor, window, cx| {
let snapshot = editor.snapshot(window, cx);
element.calculate_relative_line_numbers(
&snapshot,
&get_row_infos(&snapshot),
&(DisplayRow(0)..DisplayRow(3)),
Some(DisplayRow(6)),
false,
)
})
.unwrap();
@@ -10889,6 +10933,88 @@ mod tests {
assert_eq!(relative_rows[&DisplayRow(2)], 3);
}
#[gpui::test]
fn test_shape_line_numbers_wrapping(cx: &mut TestAppContext) {
init_test(cx, |_| {});
let window = cx.add_window(|window, cx| {
let buffer = MultiBuffer::build_simple(&sample_text(6, 6, 'a'), cx);
Editor::new(EditorMode::full(), buffer, None, window, cx)
});
update_test_language_settings(cx, |s| {
s.defaults.preferred_line_length = Some(5_u32);
s.defaults.soft_wrap = Some(language_settings::SoftWrap::PreferredLineLength);
});
let editor = window.root(cx).unwrap();
let style = cx.update(|cx| editor.read(cx).style().unwrap().clone());
let line_height = window
.update(cx, |_, window, _| {
style.text.line_height_in_pixels(window.rem_size())
})
.unwrap();
let element = EditorElement::new(&editor, style);
let snapshot = window
.update(cx, |editor, window, cx| editor.snapshot(window, cx))
.unwrap();
let layouts = cx
.update_window(*window, |_, window, cx| {
element.layout_line_numbers(
None,
GutterDimensions {
left_padding: Pixels::ZERO,
right_padding: Pixels::ZERO,
width: px(30.0),
margin: Pixels::ZERO,
git_blame_entries_width: None,
},
line_height,
gpui::Point::default(),
DisplayRow(0)..DisplayRow(6),
&(0..6)
.map(|row| RowInfo {
buffer_row: Some(row),
..Default::default()
})
.collect::<Vec<_>>(),
&BTreeMap::default(),
Some(DisplayPoint::new(DisplayRow(0), 0)),
&snapshot,
window,
cx,
)
})
.unwrap();
assert_eq!(layouts.len(), 3);
let relative_rows = window
.update(cx, |editor, window, cx| {
let snapshot = editor.snapshot(window, cx);
let start_row = DisplayRow(0);
let end_row = DisplayRow(6);
let row_infos = snapshot
.row_infos(start_row)
.take((start_row..end_row).len())
.collect::<Vec<RowInfo>>();
element.calculate_relative_line_numbers(
&row_infos,
&(DisplayRow(0)..DisplayRow(6)),
Some(DisplayRow(3)),
true,
)
})
.unwrap();
assert_eq!(relative_rows[&DisplayRow(0)], 3);
assert_eq!(relative_rows[&DisplayRow(1)], 2);
assert_eq!(relative_rows[&DisplayRow(2)], 1);
// current line has no relative number
assert_eq!(relative_rows[&DisplayRow(4)], 1);
assert_eq!(relative_rows[&DisplayRow(5)], 2);
}
#[gpui::test]
async fn test_vim_visual_selections(cx: &mut TestAppContext) {
init_test(cx, |_| {});
@@ -11002,7 +11128,13 @@ mod tests {
state
.line_numbers
.get(&MultiBufferRow(0))
.map(|line_number| line_number.shaped_line.text.as_ref()),
.map(|line_number| line_number
.segments
.first()
.unwrap()
.shaped_line
.text
.as_ref()),
Some("1")
);
}