I think the number thing can be confusing, and it is hard to think in terms of 'delete the following 5 lines'. For those things I tend to use visual mode and hi

I think the number thing can be confusing, and it is hard to think in terms of 'delete the following 5 lines'. For those things I tend to use visual mode and highlight (still think keyboard-based selection is faster than with a mouse most times). I also have a shortcut for a 3-way toggle using F2 - so I can either see absolute, relative or no line numbers at all. I don't use it much, but it can be handy at times. function! NumberToggle() if(g:numberstate == 0) set number let g:numberstate=1 elseif(g:numberstate == 1) set relativenumber let g:numberstate=2 else set nonumber set norelativenumber let g:numberstate=0 endif set foldcolumn=0 endfunc let g:numberstate=0 nnoremap <F2> :call NumberToggle()<CR>