--- David Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- Lev Lvovsky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Is it possible to search for a string by selecting that string in > > visual mode? Meaning, if I highlight something, and then want to > > search for that thing which is highlighted in the rest of the doc? > > Why go to the trouble of highlighting it? > > Have you discovered the * key? Just press the * key while in > normal mode and vim searches for the word under the cursor. > > See this tip, > > http://vim.sourceforge.net/tips/tip.php?tip_id=1
Btw, at the bottom of this tip, I added a comment about mapping F10 to use hlsearch. Here it is, it may do what you want, map <F10> :set invhls<CR>:let @/="<C-r><C-w>"<CR>/<BS> Now use F10 key just like the * key, except F10 enables and disables the "highlight search" mode. See also, :help hlsearch Regards, David __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
