patch 8.1.1270: cannot see current match position
Problem: Cannot see current match position.
Solution: Show "3/44" when using the "n" command and "S" is not in
'shortmess'. (Christian Brabandt, closes #4317)
diff --git a/runtime/doc/options.txt b/runtime/doc/options.txt
index 985137b..6a73180 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/options.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/options.txt
@@ -1789,7 +1789,7 @@
'scrolloff' + 0 no scroll offset
'shelltemp' - {unchanged} {set vim default only on resetting 'cp'}
'shiftround' + off indent not rounded to shiftwidth
- 'shortmess' & "" no shortening of messages
+ 'shortmess' & "S" no shortening of messages
'showcmd' & off command characters not shown
'showmode' & off current mode not shown
'sidescrolloff' + 0 cursor moves to edge of screen in scroll
@@ -6563,8 +6563,8 @@
function to get the effective shiftwidth value.
*'shortmess'* *'shm'*
-'shortmess' 'shm' string (Vim default "filnxtToO", Vi default: "",
- POSIX default: "A")
+'shortmess' 'shm' string (Vim default "filnxtToOS", Vi default: "S",
+ POSIX default: "AS")
global
This option helps to avoid all the |hit-enter| prompts caused by file
messages, for example with CTRL-G, and to avoid some other messages.
@@ -6604,6 +6604,8 @@
q use "recording" instead of "recording @a"
F don't give the file info when editing a file, like `:silent`
was used for the command
+ S do not show search count message when searching, e.g.
+ "[1/5]"
This gives you the opportunity to avoid that a change between buffers
requires you to hit <Enter>, but still gives as useful a message as
diff --git a/runtime/doc/pattern.txt b/runtime/doc/pattern.txt
index 90c33ad..fc4502d 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/pattern.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/pattern.txt
@@ -152,6 +152,17 @@
All matches for the last used search pattern will be highlighted if you set
the 'hlsearch' option. This can be suspended with the |:nohlsearch| command.
+When 'shortmess' does not include the "S" flag, Vim will automatically show an
+index, on which the cursor is. This can look like this: >
+
+ [1/5] Cursor is on first of 5 matches.
+ [1/>99] Cursor is on first of more than 99 matches.
+ [>99/>99] Cursor is after 99 match of more than 99 matches.
+ [?/??] Unknown how many matches exists, generating the
+ statistics was aborted because of search timeout.
+
+Note: the count does not take offset into account.
+
When no match is found you get the error: *E486* Pattern not found
Note that for the |:global| command this behaves like a normal message, for Vi
compatibility. For the |:s| command the "e" flag can be used to avoid the
@@ -301,6 +312,14 @@
it's used again it fails. Usually this means there is something wrong with
the pattern.
+ *E956*
+In very rare cases a regular expression is used recursively. This can happen
+when executing a pattern takes a long time and when checking for messages on
+channels a callback is invoked that also uses a pattern or an autocommand is
+triggered. In most cases this should be fine, but if a pattern is in use when
+it's used again it fails. Usually this means there is something wrong with
+the pattern.
+
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2. The definition of a pattern *search-pattern* *pattern* *[pattern]*
*regular-expression* *regexp* *Pattern*