GNU bug report logs - #6227
Color isearch regexp submatches differently

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Lennart Borgman <lennart.borgman <at> gmail.com>

Date: Thu, 20 May 2010 11:13:01 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Tags: fixed, patch

Fixed in version 28.1

Done: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #14 received at 6227 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
To: "'Lennart Borgman'" <lennart.borgman <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 6227 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: RE: bug#6227: Color isearch regexp submatches differently
Date: Thu, 20 May 2010 06:33:50 -0700

> > Did you mean something like this (attached)?
> > This is how I highlight submatches in Icicles search.
> >
> > (The top part of the image, with light blue background, 
> > shows the highlighting. The bottom part of the image,
> > with white background, shows the regexp used and
> > is just an explanation of the subgroup highlighting.)
> 
> Yes, exactly.

IMO, this can be very helpful when searching with regexps.
And it can help users learn about using regexps more generally.

Of course, such highlighting should be optional, and preferably via a toggle
during Isearch.
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