From: Juri Linkov <juri@linkov.net>
To: ndame <laszlomail@protonmail.com>
Cc: 53181@debbugs.gnu.org, Augusto Stoffel <arstoffel@gmail.com>
Subject: bug#53181: Live preview of regexp replace
Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2022 11:04:16 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <868rvmiqrj.fsf@mail.linkov.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <qIEDWCcvKmsE-kCXYdukDgNEaBJiXpPEiINLkOHm_aqQnfI4u2Ut1-jaQVEuRjWr9F5ijmAd8f35tTxGjbwMkCUnMKiVrKsuIaB5wCuzN6w=@protonmail.com> (ndame via's message of "Tue, 11 Jan 2022 06:41:50 +0000")
> I've been using the visual regexp package for a while and it's really
> useful:
>
> https://github.com/benma/visual-regexp.el
>
> It would improve the core emacs experience if the built in regexp replace
> did this as well. When constructing a regexp replace it's really useful to
> see the match and the capturing groups instantly in the buffer, and also
> the resulting text on the fly when typing the replacement. It spares you
> from doing several test-fix cycles until you get the regexp replacement
> right, because you have an instant live preview of everything in the target
> buffer.
>
> Adding this feature would benefit the default regexp replace experience a lot.
This is exactly what Augusto is currently doing in bug#53126.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2022-01-11 9:04 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2022-01-11 6:41 bug#53181: Live preview of regexp replace ndame via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors
2022-01-11 9:04 ` Juri Linkov [this message]
2022-01-11 13:28 ` ndame via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors
2022-01-11 17:58 ` Juri Linkov
2022-01-11 18:27 ` ndame via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors
2022-01-13 7:23 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
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