Is it possible to have the line number of the editor window highlighted when I click somewhere in the code?
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I was wondering if it's possible (whether this can be achieved with a built-in MATLAB function or custom user functions) to highlight the line number in the left-hand side of the editor window whenever you click somewhere in the code.
Here's an example of the functionality I'm looking for in Visual Studio Code:
![](https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/answers/uploaded_files/1392984/image.png)
Notice how in line 26, the line number on the left bar is highlighted when you click somewhere in the code pertaining to that line. Is there a way at all to achieve this on MATLAB?
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Dyuman Joshi
on 24 May 2023
There is an option to highlight the current line, but I don't think there is an inbuilt way to highlight the line number.
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Image Analyst
on 24 May 2023
See the Preferences on the Home Tab of the tool ribbon. Look at the first checkbox:
![](https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/answers/uploaded_files/1393289/image.png)
Check the box and choose your color. The text in the editor window will be that color on the line where the cursor is, but the line number in the left margin is not colored.
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