On 27 Apr 2010, at 6:31 PM, Alex Satrapa wrote:
> I've only ever used the "/" search command in VIM, is there another?
>
> For what it's worth, the live-search-with-regex in VIM works like this:
>
> Given the following text:
>> #
>> # Alex's ZSH environment
>> # $Id$
>> #
>> # vim: ts=3 sw=3 noet
>> #
>
> When I type "/", VIM enters search mode. I have live search and highlights
> turned on.
>
> I start typing "# ", VIM highlights the first occurrence of that pattern from
> the cursor to the end of line.
>
> Continue typing out the regex "# .", the highlight covers the "# A" of "#
> Alex's …"
>
> Now type "*" to make the regex "# .*", the highlight covers the line "#
> Alex's ZSH environment"
>
> Now type "'" and the highlight only covers "# Alex'"
Okay, I now understand how it would work on a VT100. One more step...
How does this relate to "incremental search" as the term is understood in a
graphical UI, where the user expects to see _all_ matches highlighted? What
happens when the user types ".+", possibly on the way to adding more to the
pattern? And do you have an opinion on whether that would be helpful? (I think
it _might_, but I still doubt.)
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