No more ruler at the top of the Editor window (4333414)

No more ruler at the top of the Editor window

No more ruler in the Editor window from Toad 12.7. In version 12.6 or less, the position indicator was shown at the top of the editor but has disappeared in 12.7

 

This is because the edit control has been changed to one that is more actively developed. The old was practically dead with no updates for several years now. The ruler was a function of the old and the new does not have this capability. This feature will be added back in time.

WORKAROUND 1:

In the meantime if you look to the lower-left of the editor (in the status bar) you'll see the same information that was visible in the ruler. It's just not as easy to visualize from a quick glance.

 WORKAROUND 2: Avoid long lines that exceed a certain length.

Look in the status bar or use one of the options for showing long lines.
1) Go through View | Toad Options | Editor | Display option.
2) On the groupbox Edge, set the dropdown to:
      Line: shows a permanent, vertical line, at the column position 
      Background: shows nothing until a line exceeds column position and then, the background color is changed to highlight the excess.
3) Then, select Editor | Font and Styling option. You can change the color of the line and background. See the "Edge" style on the Global styling tab.

NOTE:
If you want the ruler to come back, please go to Idea Pond  (https://www.toadworld.com/products/toad-for-oracle/i/editor) and enter your request if it is not already there.
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