From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Van L Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#31953: feature request - `highlight-rx` interactively Date: Sun, 24 Jun 2018 17:47:31 +1000 Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: blaine.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 9.3 \(3124\)) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: blaine.gmane.org 1529826374 24883 195.159.176.226 (24 Jun 2018 07:46:14 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@blaine.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 24 Jun 2018 07:46:14 +0000 (UTC) To: 31953@debbugs.gnu.org Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sun Jun 24 09:46:10 2018 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by blaine.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1fWziq-0006OB-Tt for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sun, 24 Jun 2018 09:46:09 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:40940 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1fWzky-00045M-41 for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sun, 24 Jun 2018 03:48:20 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:32964) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1fWzko-000458-4o for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 24 Jun 2018 03:48:10 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1fWzkl-0000MC-3N for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 24 Jun 2018 03:48:10 -0400 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.43]:53958) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:RSA_AES_128_CBC_SHA1:16) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1fWzkk-0000Lw-VI for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 24 Jun 2018 03:48:07 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1fWzkg-0001uC-EV for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 24 Jun 2018 03:48:06 -0400 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Van L Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Sun, 24 Jun 2018 07:48:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: report 31953 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: X-Debbugs-Original-To: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Original-Received: via spool by submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B.15298264727306 (code B ref -1); Sun, 24 Jun 2018 07:48:02 +0000 Original-Received: (at submit) by debbugs.gnu.org; 24 Jun 2018 07:47:52 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:33622 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1fWzkW-0001tl-IP for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 24 Jun 2018 03:47:52 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:41954) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1fWzkU-0001tW-LU for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 24 Jun 2018 03:47:51 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1fWzkO-0008Ks-Rr for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 24 Jun 2018 03:47:45 -0400 Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::11]:38052) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1fWzkO-0008KX-Ng for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 24 Jun 2018 03:47:44 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:32920) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1fWzkN-00042N-Kl for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 24 Jun 2018 03:47:44 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1fWzkK-0008Di-GU for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 24 Jun 2018 03:47:43 -0400 Original-Received: from relay2-d.mail.gandi.net ([217.70.183.194]:55861) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1fWzkK-0008BL-9a for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 24 Jun 2018 03:47:40 -0400 X-Originating-IP: 203.213.106.91 Original-Received: from epi.local (203-213-106-91.static.tpgi.com.au [203.213.106.91]) (Authenticated sender: van@scratch.space) by relay2-d.mail.gandi.net (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id A794440004 for ; Sun, 24 Jun 2018 07:47:36 +0000 (UTC) X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.3124) X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.2.x-3.x [generic] [fuzzy] X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6.x X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.2.x-3.x [generic] X-Received-From: 208.118.235.43 X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: "bug-gnu-emacs" Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:147786 Archived-At: Hello. Towards the transition to rx from regexp may I suggest `highlight-rx` for `highlight-regexp`. A usecase is to mark a region or string of few words and to call `highlight-rx` which does a verbatim highlight.