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Pete Forman
Sep 30, 2009, 3:57:09 AM9/30/09
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Is there a way to highlight parts of text on an ad hoc basis? I
occasionally would like to pick out items based on just a few regexps
to help when looking at the content. The selection criteria are
temporary so I'm looking for something more lightweight than a syntax
driven mode. C-M-s isearch-forward-regexp is along the right lines
but only does the visible text and removes the highlight when the
interaction is over.
occasionally would like to pick out items based on just a few regexps
to help when looking at the content. The selection criteria are
temporary so I'm looking for something more lightweight than a syntax
driven mode. C-M-s isearch-forward-regexp is along the right lines
but only does the visible text and removes the highlight when the
interaction is over.
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Marcus Harnisch
Oct 5, 2009, 8:50:23 AM10/5/09
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Pete Forman <petef4...@gmail.com> writes:
> Is there a way to highlight parts of text on an ad hoc basis?
> [...]
> C-M-s isearch-forward-regexp is along the right lines but only does
> the visible text and removes the highlight when the interaction is
> over.
Another workaround might be M-x re-builder.
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Marcus
Pete Forman
Oct 6, 2009, 4:52:22 AM10/6/09
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Thanks for that. It's better than isearch-forward-regexp though limited
to one pattern at a time. I might be able to stretch that with
sub-expressions.
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