[joe] displaying line numbers "-linums"

[Konrad V. <kon...@gm...>]

Dear list,

joe can display line numbers before each line (the "-linums" option)

That is very nice, but why are the numbers indented so much? It looks as if
joe was reserving space for digits up to one billion, or so. Is it possible
to change this,lets say to only reserve space for 4 digits  ? Or even
better, to the actual number of digits of the number of lines of the
particular file.

Another related question, is it possible to use different color (ie grey)
for the line numbers, so that they are clearly distinguished from the text?
After all, meta data should not fade in with the text.

many thanks,
Konrad