[matchhighlighter] Don't highlight selected matches

[TomMalbran]

This is a request for the matchhighlighter addon. Right now after selecting some text (one or multiple times) all the matches are highlighted including the ones selected. Since the selection already has a different background and is mostly the code you are working one, It would be nice if it wasn't also highlighted. What I mean, is that it should highlight all the matches, except the selected ones. This is just for selections, using only cursors with the showToken option active works fine.

1. Open http://codemirror.net/demo/matchhighlighter.html
2. Select the first instance of hardToSpotVar

Result:
After step 2 all the instances of hardToSpotVar are highlighted including the selected one.

Expected:
After step 2 I would like to see all the instances of hardToSpotVar highlighted except for the first one which is selected.

I am ok with having an option if this is not what most people would like.

Thanks.

[marijnh]

Hi Tom,

Since it is getting clear that jumping to implement every feature that users ask for, while good for the project, is taking a huge chunk of my time, without helping much when it comes to income, I'm going to try a new model. I've set a (small) bounty for this on bountysource.com, and will implement what you describe if it is pledged.

https://www.bountysource.com/issues/2007130-matchhighlighter-don-t-highlight-selected-matches

Best,
Marijn

[TomMalbran]

I've been using this feature for some time now and I got used to the underline over the selection and since sometimes what you select is not exactly the same as what is highlighted, it can be nice to have a highlight over the selection.

So I am closing this request for now.

[ManUtopiK]

I made a little hack that temporary solve this issue.
I use "mark-selection" addon, which apply CodeMirror-selectedtext style on the selection. Also, I can override css of the selection span.