Jquery -assign linenumbers

Question

how to assign line numbers for a textarea using jquery.the line numbers are suppose to appear on the lefyside of the textarea

    <textarea name='comments' id='comments' cols=10 rows=10></textarea>

And the linenumbers and text should be inline with eachother

Answer 1

see this previous answer

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1995370/html-adding-line-numbers-to-textarea

the best result being:

http://files.aw20.net/jquery-linedtextarea/jquery-linedtextarea.html