fix(ui2): hide search highlights in msg window #36626

fix(ui2): hide search highlights in msg window.

Problem:  Search highlighting is shown in the msg (and dialog) window.
Solution: Hide search highlighting in all but the pager window.
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luukvbaal
2025-11-20 02:02:32 +01:00
committed by GitHub
parent ceb7eb5230
commit ba6fc90b6f
2 changed files with 25 additions and 6 deletions

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@@ -80,12 +80,12 @@ function M.check_targets()
api.nvim_set_option_value('modifiable', true, { scope = 'local' })
api.nvim_set_option_value('bufhidden', 'hide', { scope = 'local' })
api.nvim_set_option_value('buftype', 'nofile', { scope = 'local' })
if type ~= 'msg' then
-- Use MsgArea and hide search highlighting in the cmdline window.
local hl = 'Normal:MsgArea'
hl = hl .. (type == 'cmd' and ',Search:MsgArea,CurSearch:MsgArea,IncSearch:MsgArea' or '')
-- Use MsgArea except in the msg window. Hide Search highlighting except in the pager.
local hide = type == 'msg' and 'NormalFloat' or 'MsgArea'
hide = ('Search:%s,CurSearch:%s,IncSearch:%s'):format(hide, hide, hide)
local hl = type == 'msg' and '' or 'Normal:MsgArea' .. (type ~= 'pager' and ',' or '')
hl = hl .. (type ~= 'pager' and hide or '')
api.nvim_set_option_value('winhighlight', hl, { scope = 'local' })
end
end)
api.nvim_buf_set_name(M.bufs[type], ('[%s]'):format(type:sub(1, 1):upper() .. type:sub(2)))
-- Fire FileType with window context to let the user reconfigure local options.

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@@ -438,4 +438,23 @@ describe('messages2', function()
]])
t.eq({ filetype = 4 }, n.eval('g:set')) -- still fires for 'filetype'
end)
it('Search highlights only apply to pager', function()
command('set cmdheight=0 | echo "foo"')
feed('/foo')
screen:expect([[
|
{1:~ }|*11
{1:~ }{4:foo}|
/foo^ |
]])
feed('<Esc>g<lt>/foo')
screen:expect([[
|
{1:~ }|*10
{3: }|
{10:foo} |
/foo^ |
]])
end)
end)