--- a/editor.luan	Sun Apr 06 18:40:15 2025 -0600
+++ b/editor.luan	Sun Apr 06 19:21:25 2025 -0600
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 local sub_string = String.sub or error()
 local replace = String.replace or error()
 local starts_with = String.starts_with or error()
+local to_number = String.to_number or error()
 local Io = require "luan:Io.luan"
 local print = Io.print or error()
 local new_file = Io.schemes.file or error()
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@
 local create_empty_border = require("luan:swing/Border.luan").create_empty_border or error()
 local Option_pane = require "luan:swing/Option_pane.luan"
 local show_message_dialog = Option_pane.show_message_dialog or error()
+local show_input_dialog = Option_pane.show_input_dialog or error()
 local Logging = require "luan:logging/Logging.luan"
 local logger = Logging.logger "editor"
 
@@ -168,11 +170,24 @@
 			local show_column = new_menu_item()
 			show_column.text = "Show Cursor Column"
 			show_column.add_action_listener(function()
-				--logger.info(window.cursor_column())
 				show_message_dialog( window.frame, "Cursor Column: "..window.cursor_column() )
 			end)
 			view_menu.add(show_column)
 		end
+		do
+			local goto = new_menu_item()
+			goto.text = "Goto Line"
+			goto.accelerator = "meta G"
+			goto.add_action_listener(function()
+				local input = show_input_dialog( window.frame, "Cursor Column: "..window.cursor_column() )
+				--logger.info("input "..input)
+				local line = input and to_number(input)
+				if line ~= nil then
+					window.goto(line)
+				end
+			end)
+			view_menu.add(goto)
+		end
 		menu_bar.add(view_menu)
 	end
 	return menu_bar
@@ -313,6 +328,10 @@
 		local start_line_pos = text_area.get_line_start_position(line)
 		return cursor_pos - start_line_pos + 1
 	end
+	function window.goto(line)
+		local pos = text_area.get_line_start_position(line)
+		text_area.set_selection(pos)
+	end
 	local menu_bar = make_menu_bar(window)
 	frame.set_menu_bar(menu_bar)
 	frame.pack()