I just had an idea for a feature for BBEdit, but I am wondering if perhaps this feature might already exist.
The idea is this: if you would select a text string that is not a language element (i.e. a variable name), then BBEdit would automatically highlight (perhaps in a different color) all the other instances of that same text string within active document windows. I thought of this because I love how Safari handles text searching: it grays out the background slightly and then shows highlighted areas over every instance of the found text. It would also be sweet if they had a colored arrow or something indicating if additional instances have been found in non-active windows or above/below the current scroll point in active windows. Currently there is the "Find Selected Text" command (command-H) but what I am suggesting would occur automatically. There would be a preference to activate/deactivate this behavior, and also to enable/ disable the limit of whether it only operates on text strings that do not contain language elements, or whether it works on any text string. Just a thought. :D I am wondering if a feature like this already exists. (I am still plumbing BBEdit's depths hehe). -S.E.- --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the "BBEdit Talk" discussion group on Google Groups. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/bbedit?hl=en If you have a feature request or would like to report a problem, please email "[email protected]" rather than posting to the group. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
