SelX : A Rainbow of Vim selection/highlighting & search
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Richard Bentley-Green |
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INTRODUCTION
SelX provides additional selection/highlighting/search functions that operate in a very similar way to the standard '*' (and similar) key mappings and the standard '/' (and similar) command line search operations; the difference is that multiple, multi-coloured highlights are supported, operating on a per-tab basis
The selection/highlight selections can also (optionally) be saved as part of a vim session. This is also supported by my SessX plugin - vimscript #5874
SelX is intended to complement rather then replace the standard vim selection/search highlight facility
NOTE: This may well work for vim versions prior to 7 - I haven't tried it though
HIGHLIGHT USAGE MAP
In order to keep track of which selections/highlights are set, a Highlight Usage Map is automatically displayed on the in-focus window's status line. This Highlight Usage Map looks something like the following;-
[ 1 | 2 | 3 | | | 6 |^ | | ]
The Map has an entry for each of the available SelX highlight colours (in reality, the map entries are appropriately coloured)
If a particular highlight is not set then it is shown with just its colour (for example, numbers 4 and 5)
If a particular highlight is set then it is shown with its number (for example, numbers 1, 2 and 3)
The '^' is always displayed and points to the next highlight that will be used when the auto-selection command is used
MAPPINGS
There are several mappings/commands for selecting/highlighting and searching for a specific selection which mirror the normal '*' (and other) mappings and command line '/' and '?' commands
There are also some optional mappings that enhance (depending on your point of view) the standard vim highlight/search operation
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install details |
Un-tar into ~/.vim/bundle/ as usual and read the README file for setup and config options
Note that there is some initial setup required to integrate this into your vim installation |
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selx.tar.gz |
24/11/20 |
2020-11-25 |
7.0 |
Richard Bentley-Green |
- Improved feedback for 'full word/arbitrary' selection toggle operation
- Added search success/failure feedback; printed to command line
- Minor comment corrections
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selx.tar.gz |
27/10/2020 |
2020-11-21 |
7.0 |
Richard Bentley-Green |
- Modified visual selection version of '*' so that it does not immediately jump to next occurrence; ie - works like the 'normal' version
- Modified list of suggested highlight colours
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selx.tar.gz |
01/05/20 |
2020-05-01 |
7.0 |
Richard Bentley-Green |
Added :SelXList command to print details of active selections/highlights |
selx.tar.gz |
27/04/20 |
2020-04-28 |
7.0 |
Richard Bentley-Green |
Added 'default' to setting StatusMsg colour. Without this, colour override would be hit-and-miss
Removed a stray mapping for '*' from autoload/selx.vim - oops!
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selx.tar.gz |
26/04/20 |
2020-04-27 |
7.0 |
Richard Bentley-Green |
Documentation improvements.
Minor functional changes - nothing serious, but worth having
See version information at bottom of README for full details |
selx.tar.gz |
25/04/20 |
2020-04-25 |
7.0 |
Richard Bentley-Green |
Documentation improvements. Improved control over mappings. Corrected one use of 'normal' to 'normal!' |
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