Alexey Radkov wrote:
> A new version: next_search_hl_pos() moved into next_search_hl().
> A number of fixes added.
> Docs were added too, here is an excerpt:
>
> matchaddpos({group}, {pos}[, {priority}[, {id}]]) *matchaddpos()*
> Same as |matchadd()|, but requires a list of positions {pos}
> instead of a pattern. This command is faster than |matchadd()|
> because it does not require to handle regular expressions and
> sets buffer line boundaries to redraw screen. It is supposed
> to be used when fast match additions and deletions are
> required, for example to highlight matching parentheses.
>
> The list {pos} accepts sublists: positions like [23, 24] or
> plain numbers like 34. In the first case the 24th character in
> line 23 will be highlighted; in the second case the whole line
> 34 will be highlighted. Maximum number of positions is 8.
>
> Example: >
> :highlight MyGroup ctermbg=green guibg=green
> :let m = matchaddpos("MyGroup", [[23, 24], 34])
> < Deletion of the pattern: >
> :call matchdelete(m)
I would suggest a third argument: the number of columns to highlight.
So it's [lnum, col, length]. When length is missing highlight one
screen cell, when col is missing highlight the whole line. I think
that's flexible enough.
> Still no tests, will add them soon.
OK, I will wait for that.
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