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From: Wanrong Lin <wanrong.lin@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: Column view and hl-line-mode
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Hi, Peter,

I am using highline.el, which works well for me. Maybe you can check it out.

Also, I added this line to my emacs config file to ensure the overlay 
from the highline.el has higher priority than other overlays.
(setq highline-priority 10)

Wanrong

Peter Jones wrote:
> When using column view, I find it hard to visually follow a row across
> its columns, to see which column values go with which to-do heading.
> In other words, column view doesn't have any horizontal rules, so I
> usually resort to placing my finger on the screen and running it
> left-to-right to help line up rows and columns.
>
> In the past I had used hl-line-mode to do this for me.  It made the
> current row (line) a different color, thus making a single row stand
> out from the others, allowing my eyes to correctly associate the
> correct column data with the row of interest.
>
> Of course, recent changes disabled the effects of hl-line-mode in
> column view (and for good reason).
>
> Would it be possible to make the row/line that point is on stand out,
> either by alternating the row colors, or allowing something like
> hl-line-mode to work in column view?
>
> Thanks.
>
>