From 5e86fdb03966f85ce65f47f35b1278f74e869fa7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Konnichy <katakayann@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 10 May 2026 02:23:32 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Allow configuring a minimal line width below which the
 indicator is not displayed

---
 package.json          | 6 ++++++
 src/components/LWI.ts | 3 ++-
 2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5fc7537..de7f48f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -106,6 +106,12 @@
           "maxLength": 50,
           "pattern": "//\\s[a-z]+"
         },
+        "LWI.minimalLineWidth": {
+          "type": "number",
+          "default": 1,
+          "description": "The minimum width required for the indicator to be displayed.",
+          "minimum": 0
+        },
         "LWI.style.margin": {
           "type": "number",
           "default": 10,
diff --git a/src/components/LWI.ts b/src/components/LWI.ts
index 043afb0..a372938 100644
--- a/src/components/LWI.ts
+++ b/src/components/LWI.ts
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ export class LineWidthIndicator {
   appendCounterToLine(document: vscode.TextDocument): void {
     const excludedLanguages = vscode.workspace.getConfiguration("LWI").get("excludedLanguages") as string[];
     const excluded = excludedLanguages.includes(document.languageId);
+    const minimalLineWidth = vscode.workspace.getConfiguration("LWI").get("minimalLineWidth") as number;
 
     // change editor if needed
     if (this.activeEditor !== vscode.window.activeTextEditor) {
@@ -131,7 +132,7 @@ export class LineWidthIndicator {
     this.counterDecoration.dispose();
 
     // only add new decoration and/or comment if the user typed something on that line previously
-    if (!excluded && editor && this.counterDecoration && text.length > 0) {
+    if (!excluded && editor && this.counterDecoration && text.length >= minimalLineWidth) {
       this.counterDecoration = vscode.window.createTextEditorDecorationType({ after: this.getDecorDetails(text) });
       editor.setDecorations(this.counterDecoration, [new vscode.Range(position, position)]);
     }

From 1171ee9cfdf9a2e607301a01c9745041cc7cb646 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Konnichy <katakayann@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 10 May 2026 02:35:37 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Describe the new feature in the documentation

---
 README.md | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2fd537d..6dd8123 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ None 😋
 You can add the following settings:
 
 - `LWI.excludedLanguages`: An array of [languages identifiers](https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/languages/identifiers#_known-language-identifiers) for which you wish not to use the 'Line Width Indicator' extension.
+- `LWI.minimalLineWidth`: The line width below which the indicator is not displayed (defaults to 1)
 - `LWI.breakpoints`: The counter will change to the respective color when its count is below that column's value.
 - `LWI.ignoreComment`: A comment that is added to preserve the current line formatting (no wrapping). Depending on your formatter, this will differ.
 - `LWI.style.margin`: The space between the text being typed and LWI counter.