From: Juri Linkov <juri@linkov.net>
To: Ergus <spacibba@aol.com>
Cc: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Query replace question
Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2022 19:03:58 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <86ee305xi9.fsf@mail.linkov.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20220317111952.zwm7bmvtsdnede7i@Ergus> (Ergus's message of "Thu, 17 Mar 2022 12:19:52 +0100")
> I am wondering if there is some functionality in vanilla to enable
> dynamic match highlight during query replace or query-replace regex
> while composing the regex? Similar to isearch lazy highlight,
> regex-highlight or re-builder; but for query-replace and the rest of the
> replace family?
>
> I feel very uncomfortable not getting a feedback while writing the regex
> during the query-replace-regex. Specially when the regex is a bit
> complex, uses capture groups or so. I am sure some others have had a
> similar experience and I will be surprised that no solution will be
> already implemented.
>
> Any idea?
This is exactly what is currently under development in bug#53126.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2022-03-17 17:03 UTC|newest]
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[not found] <20220317111952.zwm7bmvtsdnede7i.ref@Ergus>
2022-03-17 11:19 ` Query replace question Ergus
2022-03-17 11:30 ` Robert Pluim
2022-03-17 14:40 ` Eric Abrahamsen
2022-03-17 17:03 ` Juri Linkov [this message]
2022-03-17 18:49 ` Stefan Monnier via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor
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