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From: Michael Heerdegen via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor <help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: replace-within-highlighted-region - Is it possible to write? or too hard?
Date: Sun, 21 Jul 2024 14:57:23 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <875xsygax8.fsf@web.de> (raw)
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gnuist <gnuist@protonmail.com> writes:

> Hi - I am thinking of a function where you can highlight region, only
> lets say of one color (ie category) and then be able to replace
> strings or regexp within those region only.

AFAIR, isearch+ can do this out of the box.

Isearch itself needs some help: You would first have to mark the
region(s) to treat yourself - using hi-lock for example, or something
even more basic (text properties or overlays).  And then use an
according `isearch-filter-predicate' to limit isearch operations to
these regions.


Michael.




  reply	other threads:[~2024-07-21 12:57 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2024-07-21  1:50 replace-within-highlighted-region - Is it possible to write? or too hard? gnuist
2024-07-21 12:57 ` Michael Heerdegen via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor [this message]
2024-07-21 16:55   ` [External] : " Drew Adams
2024-07-21 16:47 ` [External] : " Drew Adams

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