temporarily highlighting current line

Question

The minor mode global-hl-line highlights the current line "permanently" (until it is disabled).

Instead, I would prefer a command which highlights the current line for, say, one second.

Has anybody done this?

Answer 1

• You can use command flash-line-highlight (e.g., bind it to a key) to highlight the current line for line-show-period seconds (which you can customize). This is in library hl-line+.el. See Highlight Current Line.

• If you want to highlight both the line and the column temporarily then you can use command flash-crosshairs (bind it to a key). This is in library crosshairs.el. See Crosshair Highlighting.