I use =global-hl-line-mode= from the hl-line package. Highlights only the current line, but I find it quite useful. Here's what I have in my config:

(use-package hl-line
:defer nil
:config
(global-hl-line-mode))

Since I use =visual-line-mode= as well in my org documents, the effect is to highlight the whole current paragraph (which is a single line in the file).

Hope this helps,

--Diego

On Thu, Oct 31, 2019 at 8:36 AM Sharon Kimble <boudiccas@skimble.plus.com> wrote:

How can I set the background of my current paragraph to 'dark gray',
i.e. to highlight it, and the highlighting to follow whichever paragraph
I'm currently viewing/writing please?

I've been googling it but haven't found anything suitable so far.

Thanks
Sharon.
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