--- a/editor.luan	Sun Apr 06 16:34:58 2025 -0600
+++ b/editor.luan	Sun Apr 06 18:40:15 2025 -0600
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
 local new_check_box_menu_item = require("luan:swing/Check_box_menu_item.luan").new or error()
 local int_to_color = require("luan:swing/Color.luan").int_to_color or error()
 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 Logging = require "luan:logging/Logging.luan"
 local logger = Logging.logger "editor"
 
@@ -162,6 +164,15 @@
 			end)
 			view_menu.add(show_whitespace)
 		end
+		do
+			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
 		menu_bar.add(view_menu)
 	end
 	return menu_bar
@@ -174,6 +185,7 @@
 	local window = {}
 	window.has_file = file~=nil and file.is_file()
 	local frame = new_frame()
+	window.frame = frame
 	local title = file and file.canonical().to_string() or "new"
 	frame.add_close_listener(function()
 		n_windows = n_windows - 1
@@ -295,6 +307,12 @@
 		text_area.replace(r.start_pos,r.length,text)
 		text_area.set_selection(start_seletion,end_selection)
 	end
+	function window.cursor_column()
+		local cursor_pos = text_area.get_selection()
+		local line = text_area.get_line_from_position(cursor_pos)
+		local start_line_pos = text_area.get_line_start_position(line)
+		return cursor_pos - start_line_pos + 1
+	end
 	local menu_bar = make_menu_bar(window)
 	frame.set_menu_bar(menu_bar)
 	frame.pack()