Show total line count in the status bar. (e.g. 120,21 6%)

[electron101]

My proposal

Display the total number of lines in the current buffer in the status bar next to the current cursor position.

Currently the status bar shows the cursor position (line and column), but it does not include the total number of lines in the file.

Why does this matter?

Showing the total line count is a common feature in many editors and helps users quickly understand their location in a file.

As a fan of Vim, I find myself missing this feature in Zed. Being able to see the current line relative to the total file length is a small but very helpful piece of context.

Are there any examples or context?

Typical status bars show something like:

120:21

Some editors (e.g. Vim) also show file position as a percentage:

120/21 (6%)

The exact formatting of this information is not critical and could be decided by the community or maintainers.

For example, the status bar could display the information in several possible ways:

120:21 (6%)
120:21 (of 2000)
120:21 (total 2000)
120/2000:21
120,21  6%
120:21 (line 120 of 2000)
120:21 — 6%
120:21 / 2000
120:21 • 2000 lines

The specific representation is less important than having access to the total line count, which enables richer status bar information and better navigation context.

Possible approach

The total number of lines is already available from the buffer snapshot.
For example:

let total_lines = snapshot.max_point().row as u32 + 1;

I already have a working local prototype of this feature, so I would be happy to contribute a PR if the community agrees on the approach and format.

[bulletmark]

I know it is not what you want but, like vim, you can at least press ctrl-g to see the total number of lines and the percentage.