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When I narrow an org mode header into a subtree(using command org-narrow-to-subtree) in vanilla Emacs, the line number counts from 1 in the subtree, but when I create a subtree in Doom Emacs, the line number counts from the original line number(e.g. if the header is on the 8000th line in the original file, the header in the subtree still starts from 8000, instead of 1). How can I make it count from 1 in the subtree?
Put this in an appropriate place in your emacs configuration (not sure what file that is for doom):
(custom-set-variables
'(display-line-numbers-widen nil))
I think you could use setq-default instead if you like, but I hear there are some subtleties that make custom-set-variables a better choice for customize-able variables -- it's OK to use custom-set-variables in your ordinary emacs config however you like -- just don't edit by hand the special customize call that is commented with ;; custom-set-variables was added by Custom. unless you know what you're doing.
Alternatively, you can use M-x customize-variable <RET> display-line-numbers-widen <RET>.
customize-variable worked. setq didn't work. Maybe customize-variable has higher priority.
setq-default if you want to set a global default value across buffers (though since this is C-implemented, maybe it's even more special than that? Haven't tested). Corrected my answer
Mar 12, 2021 at 13:12
display-line-numbers-modebecause I've checked the value ofdisplay-line-numbers-mode, which ist. I also tried disabling the mode by running thedisplay-line-numbers-modecommand, the line numbers disappeared. Rerun the command redisplayed line numbers. So I think I'm using this mode to show line numbers.display-line-numberssay "If the value is t, display the absolute number of each line of a buffer shown in a window. Absolute line numbers count from the beginning of the current narrowing, or from buffer beginning.". You might also poke around in variables starting withdisplay-line(something like ivy or helm together withC-h vis helpful for that, orM-x customize-group <RET> display-line-numbers<RET>)