I want to code a line numbering on my text editor on the left hand side of the text in the same Scrolled Text widget. I have thought about this for a few days and first thought about creating a binding to the <enter> key but this would only work on new files and not loaded files already existing on the hard disk. I then thought about doing something with the (\n) new line character but thought there has to be a better way.

I also need the line numbering to be trasparent to a file save. I am not even sure if it is possible to have this 4 character column be part of the same scrolled widget and also be formatted as a different color background.

If you want to see my full source code you can download it from www.perlskripts.com and get a better idea of what I am already working with.

Any help is appreciated.

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