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https://github.com/qxxxb/vim-searchhi
Highlight the current search result differently
https://github.com/qxxxb/vim-searchhi
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Highlight the current search result differently
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/qxxxb/vim-searchhi
- Owner: qxxxb
- License: gpl-3.0
- Created: 2019-02-10T22:27:00.000Z (over 5 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2022-04-03T22:51:40.000Z (about 2 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2024-02-17T18:36:15.871Z (4 months ago)
- Language: Vim script
- Homepage:
- Size: 7.15 MB
- Stars: 48
- Watchers: 3
- Forks: 6
- Open Issues: 5
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE.txt
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README
# vim-searchhi
Highlight the current search result in a different style than the other search
results.
## Credits
This plugin would not have existed without [vim-searchant]. It uses the same
basic implementation for highlighting the current search result.
## Features
- Smooth integration with standard search as well as other search-enhancing
plugins (e.g. [vim-anzu], [vim-asterisk]).
- Uses a custom highlight group for the cursor when it's inside a search result.
- Behaves appropriately in Visual mode.
- Highlighting is updated predictably when the cursor is moved, as well as
when switching buffers and windows. It can also be toggled with custom
autocommands.
- User autocommands are provided and executed when highlighting is turned on
and off.
**Note**: This plugin uses a lot of `` mappings. An alternative plugin is
[vim-searchlight], which has the same basic functionality but doesn't require
any mappings.
## Quick start
```vim
nmap n (searchhi-n)
nmap N (searchhi-N)
nmap * (searchhi-*)
nmap g* (searchhi-g*)
nmap # (searchhi-#)
nmap g# (searchhi-g#)
nmap gd (searchhi-gd)
nmap gD (searchhi-gD)
vmap n (searchhi-v-n)
vmap N (searchhi-v-N)
vmap * (searchhi-v-*)
vmap g* (searchhi-v-g*)
vmap # (searchhi-v-#)
vmap g# (searchhi-v-g#)
vmap gd (searchhi-v-gd)
vmap gD (searchhi-v-gD)
nmap (searchhi-clear-all)
vmap (searchhi-v-clear-all)
```
Integration with [vim-anzu]:
```vim
let g:searchhi_user_autocmds_enabled = 1
let g:searchhi_redraw_before_on = 1
augroup searchhi
autocmd!
autocmd User SearchHiOn AnzuUpdateSearchStatusOutput
autocmd User SearchHiOff echo g:anzu_no_match_word
augroup END
```
Example with [vim-asterisk]:
```vim
map * (asterisk-*)(searchhi-update)
map # (asterisk-#)(searchhi-update)
map g* (asterisk-g*)(searchhi-update)
map g# (asterisk-g#)(searchhi-update)
map z* (asterisk-z*)(searchhi-update)
map z# (asterisk-z#)(searchhi-update)
map gz* (asterisk-gz*)(searchhi-update)
map gz# (asterisk-gz#)(searchhi-update)
```
## Customization
### Highlight style
The current search result is highlighted with `CurrentSearch`, and the cursor
when it's inside a search result is highlighted with `SearchCursor`. Example:
```vim
highlight CurrentSearch
\ cterm=reverse,bold ctermfg=108 ctermbg=235
\ gui=reverse,bold guifg=#8ec07c guibg=#282828
highlight link SearchCursor WarningMsg
```
By default, `CurrentSearch` is linked to `Incsearch`, which works nicely if your
`Incsearch` and `Search` highlight groups are visually distinguishable.
`SearchCursor` is linked to `Normal` by default.
### Autocommands
The autocommands `SearchHiOn` and `SearchHiOff` are executed when highlighting
is turned on or off. Below is an example that blinks the cursor when search
highlighting is turned on, making the cursor easier to find. [vim-anzu] is also
used to echo the search count.
```vim
let g:searchhi_user_autocmds_enabled = 1
let g:searchhi_redraw_before_on = 1
augroup searchhi
autocmd!
autocmd User SearchHiOn
\ set guicursor=
\c-sm:block,i-ci-ve:ver25,r-cr-o:hor20,
\n-v:block-blinkwait20-blinkon20-blinkoff20 |
\ AnzuUpdateSearchStatusOutput
autocmd User SearchHiOff set guicursor& | echo g:anzu_no_match_word
augroup END
```
### Autocommands for toggling search highlighting
Highlighting for all search results can be toggled with custom autocommands.
Example:
```vim
let g:searchhi_clear_all_autocmds = 'InsertEnter'
let g:searchhi_update_all_autocmds = 'InsertLeave'
```
**Note**: Using `CursorMoved` for these will cause issues. If you want search
highlighting to be cleared as soon as the cursor moves, use this:
```vim
let g:searchhi_clear_all_asap = 1
```
Because `g:searchhi_clear_all_asap` and `g:searchhi_clear_all_autocmds` both
use a hack that directly sets `nohlsearch`, you may also need to use the
following maps to make sure that `incsearch` works properly when searching:
```vim
nmap / (searchhi-/)
nmap ? (searchhi-?)
vmap / (searchhi-v-/)
vmap ? (searchhi-v-?)
```
[vim-searchant]: https://github.com/timakro/vim-searchant
[vim-anzu]: https://github.com/osyo-manga/vim-anzu
[vim-asterisk]: https://github.com/haya14busa/vim-asterisk
[vim-searchlight]: https://github.com/PeterRincker/vim-searchlight