Show 80-character margin line in TextMate

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Justin picture Justin · May 12, 2011 · Viewed 7.3k times · Source

Is it possible to display a right-margin line at 80 characters in TextMate? (i.e. the right-margin line in eclipse, gedit, etc.) If so, how can I configure that?

Answer

Justin picture Justin · May 13, 2011

Figured it out:

In the View menu, uncheck 'Soft Wrap'. Then, go to View -> Wrap Column -> Other... and select the column at 80 chars in your editor window.

This will show the line at 80 characters, but won't force wrapping at 80 chars. (Turning 'Soft Wrap' back on will force wrapping.)

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