Sublime Text 3 - Quick Add/Find Match behavior
Suppose I'm working with a file In Sublime Text 3 that contains multiple occurrences of a single character variable, c, which I want to rename to another name.
When I select one instance of that variable with my cursor, Sublime Text automatically highlights the other instances of that variable for me:
This visual highlight is enabled by the the setting: "match_selection": true, and clearly shows that sublime is smart enough to only highlight other instances of that character where it is relevant as a variable.
However despite this highlight indicating that it should be possible, it seems there is no easy way to now automatically select just these highlighted c variables.
If I want to quickly rename all instances of the variable c using multiple cursors, either with Quick Add Next (cmd+D) or Quick Find All (ctrl+cmd+G) instead of selecting only that variable c, I get every single instance of the character 'c' selected:
This is obviously not useful at all, since it has no correlation to the actual variable; It just blindly selected all letters "c", regardless of if they are the selected variable or not.
Is there a way to force Quick Add Next and Quick Find All, to behave like the highlighting rules that the match_selection setting uses? This would be much more useful in this case than simply blindly selecting every instance of the selected character(s).
Am I missing something? I can't find a Quick Find All Instances or Quick Add Next Variable option, or any way to customize the default behavior of Quick Find All and Quick Add Next. As far as I can tell, my only options are to either manually rename every instance of c, or write some custom regex to achieve the same result as the original highlighting algorithm.
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Suppose I'm working with a file In Sublime Text 3 that contains multiple occurrences of a single character variable, c, which I want to rename to another name.
When I select one instance of that variable with my cursor, Sublime Text automatically highlights the other instances of that variable for me:
This visual highlight is enabled by the the setting: "match_selection": true, and clearly shows that sublime is smart enough to only highlight other instances of that character where it is relevant as a variable.
However despite this highlight indicating that it should be possible, it seems there is no easy way to now automatically select just these highlighted c variables.
If I want to quickly rename all instances of the variable c using multiple cursors, either with Quick Add Next (cmd+D) or Quick Find All (ctrl+cmd+G) instead of selecting only that variable c, I get every single instance of the character 'c' selected:
This is obviously not useful at all, since it has no correlation to the actual variable; It just blindly selected all letters "c", regardless of if they are the selected variable or not.
Is there a way to force Quick Add Next and Quick Find All, to behave like the highlighting rules that the match_selection setting uses? This would be much more useful in this case than simply blindly selecting every instance of the selected character(s).
Am I missing something? I can't find a Quick Find All Instances or Quick Add Next Variable option, or any way to customize the default behavior of Quick Find All and Quick Add Next. As far as I can tell, my only options are to either manually rename every instance of c, or write some custom regex to achieve the same result as the original highlighting algorithm.
keyboard-shortcuts selection sublime-text-3 default-settings sublime-text
edited Jan 11 at 19:54
Glorfindel
1,38441220
asked Apr 16 '14 at 12:34
JohannesJohannes
17118
add a comment |
Suppose I'm working with a file In Sublime Text 3 that contains multiple occurrences of a single character variable, c, which I want to rename to another name.
When I select one instance of that variable with my cursor, Sublime Text automatically highlights the other instances of that variable for me:
This visual highlight is enabled by the the setting: "match_selection": true, and clearly shows that sublime is smart enough to only highlight other instances of that character where it is relevant as a variable.
However despite this highlight indicating that it should be possible, it seems there is no easy way to now automatically select just these highlighted c variables.
If I want to quickly rename all instances of the variable c using multiple cursors, either with Quick Add Next (cmd+D) or Quick Find All (ctrl+cmd+G) instead of selecting only that variable c, I get every single instance of the character 'c' selected:
This is obviously not useful at all, since it has no correlation to the actual variable; It just blindly selected all letters "c", regardless of if they are the selected variable or not.
Is there a way to force Quick Add Next and Quick Find All, to behave like the highlighting rules that the match_selection setting uses? This would be much more useful in this case than simply blindly selecting every instance of the selected character(s).
Am I missing something? I can't find a Quick Find All Instances or Quick Add Next Variable option, or any way to customize the default behavior of Quick Find All and Quick Add Next. As far as I can tell, my only options are to either manually rename every instance of c, or write some custom regex to achieve the same result as the original highlighting algorithm.
keyboard-shortcuts selection sublime-text-3 default-settings sublime-text
edited Jan 11 at 19:54
Glorfindel
1,38441220
asked Apr 16 '14 at 12:34
JohannesJohannes
17118
Suppose I'm working with a file In Sublime Text 3 that contains multiple occurrences of a single character variable, c, which I want to rename to another name.
When I select one instance of that variable with my cursor, Sublime Text automatically highlights the other instances of that variable for me:
This visual highlight is enabled by the the setting: "match_selection": true, and clearly shows that sublime is smart enough to only highlight other instances of that character where it is relevant as a variable.
However despite this highlight indicating that it should be possible, it seems there is no easy way to now automatically select just these highlighted c variables.
If I want to quickly rename all instances of the variable c using multiple cursors, either with Quick Add Next (cmd+D) or Quick Find All (ctrl+cmd+G) instead of selecting only that variable c, I get every single instance of the character 'c' selected:
This is obviously not useful at all, since it has no correlation to the actual variable; It just blindly selected all letters "c", regardless of if they are the selected variable or not.
Is there a way to force Quick Add Next and Quick Find All, to behave like the highlighting rules that the match_selection setting uses? This would be much more useful in this case than simply blindly selecting every instance of the selected character(s).
Am I missing something? I can't find a Quick Find All Instances or Quick Add Next Variable option, or any way to customize the default behavior of Quick Find All and Quick Add Next. As far as I can tell, my only options are to either manually rename every instance of c, or write some custom regex to achieve the same result as the original highlighting algorithm.
keyboard-shortcuts selection sublime-text-3 default-settings sublime-text
keyboard-shortcuts selection sublime-text-3 default-settings sublime-text
edited Jan 11 at 19:54
Glorfindel
1,38441220
asked Apr 16 '14 at 12:34
JohannesJohannes
17118
edited Jan 11 at 19:54
Glorfindel
1,38441220
asked Apr 16 '14 at 12:34
JohannesJohannes
17118
edited Jan 11 at 19:54
Glorfindel
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edited Jan 11 at 19:54
Glorfindel
1,38441220
edited Jan 11 at 19:54
Glorfindel
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asked Apr 16 '14 at 12:34
JohannesJohannes
17118
asked Apr 16 '14 at 12:34
JohannesJohannes
17118
asked Apr 16 '14 at 12:34
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The trick is to start with an empty selection, with your cursor just to the left of the word you want to select. Then, hit Ctrl⌘G (or AltF3 on Windows/Linux) to select all instances of that word:
or hit ⌘D (CtrlD on Win/Lin) to begin selecting them one at a time.
answered Apr 19 '14 at 17:05
MattDMoMattDMo
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Basically exactly what I was looking for, cheers :) -
– Johannes
Apr 19 '14 at 17:33
This works if you want all of them in a file; I just want all of them that are closeby, like you get with Ctrl+D.
– Ben Dilts
Jan 13 '15 at 18:43
@BenDilts I'm not sure what you're asking. What are you trying to do?
– MattDMo
Jan 13 '15 at 18:47
Say you have a file with ten different methods, each of which has a local variable named "c". I just want to rapidly select the ones in a smaller area than the whole file.
– Ben Dilts
Jan 13 '15 at 21:48
2
@BenDilts Put your cursor just to the left of the first one, and select the ones you want usingCtrl-D, just like I said in my answer.
– MattDMo
Jan 13 '15 at 21:53
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When selecting and renaming all occurrences of a variable, this does not imply that all strings are to be renamed.
For example 'c' may occur in many words, not being variables.
In order to ONLY rename the occurrences that are variables one can use the anaconda add-on:
Right-mouse-click the variable
Select Anaconda -> Rename Object under cursor
Ps. One can Double-click the variable to check what the selection would be before executing the renaming.
answered Feb 4 '17 at 10:58
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The trick is to start with an empty selection, with your cursor just to the left of the word you want to select. Then, hit Ctrl⌘G (or AltF3 on Windows/Linux) to select all instances of that word:
or hit ⌘D (CtrlD on Win/Lin) to begin selecting them one at a time.
answered Apr 19 '14 at 17:05
MattDMoMattDMo
4,8081628
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Basically exactly what I was looking for, cheers :) -
– Johannes
Apr 19 '14 at 17:33
This works if you want all of them in a file; I just want all of them that are closeby, like you get with Ctrl+D.
– Ben Dilts
Jan 13 '15 at 18:43
@BenDilts I'm not sure what you're asking. What are you trying to do?
– MattDMo
Jan 13 '15 at 18:47
Say you have a file with ten different methods, each of which has a local variable named "c". I just want to rapidly select the ones in a smaller area than the whole file.
– Ben Dilts
Jan 13 '15 at 21:48
2
@BenDilts Put your cursor just to the left of the first one, and select the ones you want usingCtrl-D, just like I said in my answer.
– MattDMo
Jan 13 '15 at 21:53
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The trick is to start with an empty selection, with your cursor just to the left of the word you want to select. Then, hit Ctrl⌘G (or AltF3 on Windows/Linux) to select all instances of that word:
or hit ⌘D (CtrlD on Win/Lin) to begin selecting them one at a time.
answered Apr 19 '14 at 17:05
MattDMoMattDMo
4,8081628
1
Basically exactly what I was looking for, cheers :) -
– Johannes
Apr 19 '14 at 17:33
This works if you want all of them in a file; I just want all of them that are closeby, like you get with Ctrl+D.
– Ben Dilts
Jan 13 '15 at 18:43
@BenDilts I'm not sure what you're asking. What are you trying to do?
– MattDMo
Jan 13 '15 at 18:47
Say you have a file with ten different methods, each of which has a local variable named "c". I just want to rapidly select the ones in a smaller area than the whole file.
– Ben Dilts
Jan 13 '15 at 21:48
2
@BenDilts Put your cursor just to the left of the first one, and select the ones you want usingCtrl-D, just like I said in my answer.
– MattDMo
Jan 13 '15 at 21:53
|
show 1 more comment
The trick is to start with an empty selection, with your cursor just to the left of the word you want to select. Then, hit Ctrl⌘G (or AltF3 on Windows/Linux) to select all instances of that word:
or hit ⌘D (CtrlD on Win/Lin) to begin selecting them one at a time.
answered Apr 19 '14 at 17:05
MattDMoMattDMo
4,8081628
The trick is to start with an empty selection, with your cursor just to the left of the word you want to select. Then, hit Ctrl⌘G (or AltF3 on Windows/Linux) to select all instances of that word:
or hit ⌘D (CtrlD on Win/Lin) to begin selecting them one at a time.
answered Apr 19 '14 at 17:05
MattDMoMattDMo
4,8081628
answered Apr 19 '14 at 17:05
MattDMoMattDMo
4,8081628
answered Apr 19 '14 at 17:05
MattDMoMattDMo
4,8081628
answered Apr 19 '14 at 17:05
MattDMoMattDMo
4,8081628
4,8081628
1
Basically exactly what I was looking for, cheers :) -
– Johannes
Apr 19 '14 at 17:33
This works if you want all of them in a file; I just want all of them that are closeby, like you get with Ctrl+D.
– Ben Dilts
Jan 13 '15 at 18:43
@BenDilts I'm not sure what you're asking. What are you trying to do?
– MattDMo
Jan 13 '15 at 18:47
Say you have a file with ten different methods, each of which has a local variable named "c". I just want to rapidly select the ones in a smaller area than the whole file.
– Ben Dilts
Jan 13 '15 at 21:48
2
@BenDilts Put your cursor just to the left of the first one, and select the ones you want usingCtrl-D, just like I said in my answer.
– MattDMo
Jan 13 '15 at 21:53
|
show 1 more comment
1
Basically exactly what I was looking for, cheers :) -
– Johannes
Apr 19 '14 at 17:33
This works if you want all of them in a file; I just want all of them that are closeby, like you get with Ctrl+D.
– Ben Dilts
Jan 13 '15 at 18:43
@BenDilts I'm not sure what you're asking. What are you trying to do?
– MattDMo
Jan 13 '15 at 18:47
Say you have a file with ten different methods, each of which has a local variable named "c". I just want to rapidly select the ones in a smaller area than the whole file.
– Ben Dilts
Jan 13 '15 at 21:48
2
@BenDilts Put your cursor just to the left of the first one, and select the ones you want usingCtrl-D, just like I said in my answer.
– MattDMo
Jan 13 '15 at 21:53
1
1
Basically exactly what I was looking for, cheers :) -
– Johannes
Apr 19 '14 at 17:33
Basically exactly what I was looking for, cheers :) -
– Johannes
Apr 19 '14 at 17:33
This works if you want all of them in a file; I just want all of them that are closeby, like you get with Ctrl+D.
– Ben Dilts
Jan 13 '15 at 18:43
This works if you want all of them in a file; I just want all of them that are closeby, like you get with Ctrl+D.
– Ben Dilts
Jan 13 '15 at 18:43
@BenDilts I'm not sure what you're asking. What are you trying to do?
– MattDMo
Jan 13 '15 at 18:47
@BenDilts I'm not sure what you're asking. What are you trying to do?
– MattDMo
Jan 13 '15 at 18:47
Say you have a file with ten different methods, each of which has a local variable named "c". I just want to rapidly select the ones in a smaller area than the whole file.
– Ben Dilts
Jan 13 '15 at 21:48
Say you have a file with ten different methods, each of which has a local variable named "c". I just want to rapidly select the ones in a smaller area than the whole file.
– Ben Dilts
Jan 13 '15 at 21:48
2
2
@BenDilts Put your cursor just to the left of the first one, and select the ones you want using
Ctrl-D, just like I said in my answer.– MattDMo
Jan 13 '15 at 21:53
@BenDilts Put your cursor just to the left of the first one, and select the ones you want using
Ctrl-D, just like I said in my answer.– MattDMo
Jan 13 '15 at 21:53
|
show 1 more comment
When selecting and renaming all occurrences of a variable, this does not imply that all strings are to be renamed.
For example 'c' may occur in many words, not being variables.
In order to ONLY rename the occurrences that are variables one can use the anaconda add-on:
Right-mouse-click the variable
Select Anaconda -> Rename Object under cursor
Ps. One can Double-click the variable to check what the selection would be before executing the renaming.
answered Feb 4 '17 at 10:58
LeoLeo
11
add a comment |
When selecting and renaming all occurrences of a variable, this does not imply that all strings are to be renamed.
For example 'c' may occur in many words, not being variables.
In order to ONLY rename the occurrences that are variables one can use the anaconda add-on:
Right-mouse-click the variable
Select Anaconda -> Rename Object under cursor
Ps. One can Double-click the variable to check what the selection would be before executing the renaming.
answered Feb 4 '17 at 10:58
LeoLeo
11
add a comment |
When selecting and renaming all occurrences of a variable, this does not imply that all strings are to be renamed.
For example 'c' may occur in many words, not being variables.
In order to ONLY rename the occurrences that are variables one can use the anaconda add-on:
Right-mouse-click the variable
Select Anaconda -> Rename Object under cursor
Ps. One can Double-click the variable to check what the selection would be before executing the renaming.
answered Feb 4 '17 at 10:58
LeoLeo
11
When selecting and renaming all occurrences of a variable, this does not imply that all strings are to be renamed.
For example 'c' may occur in many words, not being variables.
In order to ONLY rename the occurrences that are variables one can use the anaconda add-on:
Right-mouse-click the variable
Select Anaconda -> Rename Object under cursor
Ps. One can Double-click the variable to check what the selection would be before executing the renaming.
answered Feb 4 '17 at 10:58
LeoLeo
11
answered Feb 4 '17 at 10:58
LeoLeo
11
answered Feb 4 '17 at 10:58
LeoLeo
11
answered Feb 4 '17 at 10:58
LeoLeo
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