Setting a visual cue for the cursor position

Use the Editor page of the COBOL Editor preferences to enable a vertical line indicator for the column position. You can also toggle this line by pressing Alt+Shift+U in the editor.

About this task

When the line is enabled in the COBOL Editor, it will be displayed when the position of the cursor changes or a focus event on the editor window causes the editor window to be redrawn.

Procedure

  1. In the Preferences window, navigate to the COBOL > Editor page.
  2. Select the Enable a vertical line that indicates the cursor column position checkbox.
    When you select this checkbox, the COBOL editor displays a vertical line along the column at which the cursor is located. This setting is useful for checking that blocks of code are aligned properly.