[mini.basics] Search for current visual selection without moving forward/backward

[mau-mauricelim]

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    | *     | Visual          | Search forward for current visual selection   |
    | #     | Visual          | Search backward for current visual selection  | ]]

How can I use the above keymap to achieve something like this:

-- Search current
vim.keymap.set({ 'n', 'v' }, '*', '*N', { desc = 'Search current' })
vim.keymap.set({ 'n', 'v' }, '#', '#n', { desc = 'Search current' })

Basically (no pun intended :p), I want to "highlight" all visual selection but stays at the current location, until I hit n or N again.

[echasnovski]

Basically (no pun intended :p), I want to "highlight" all visual selection but stays at the current location, until I hit n or N again.

No harm in a little pun :)

Currently there is nothing like this in 'mini.basics'. The mappings for * and # themselves are only created on Neovim=0.9, since they are good enough on Neovim>=0.10.

I do find myself needing this type of behavior occasionally, so I guess it might be a good idea to try to add to 'mini.basics'. However, the problem is (as always in this type of situations) is to find a good future-compatible. I currently don't really like the idea of overriding * and # themselves.

Not sure. Some thinking time is required :)

[mau-mauricelim]

Thanks, did not realise this behaviour is built-in now. Do you know if there is anyway for me to "hook" onto the default "*" mapping and add another mapping?

Something like:

vim.keymap.set('x', '*', function()
      return _visual_search(1) .. 'N'
    end, { desc = ':help v_star-default', expr = true })

I tried with remap=true and it didn't work also.

[echasnovski]

Thanks, did not realise this behaviour is built-in now.

It (mappings for to search a visual selection) was built-in for a very long time (since Neovim=0.8). Just that on Neovim<0.10 it had some issues, that's why it was a part of 'mini.basics'.

Do you know if there is anyway for me to "hook" onto the default "*" mapping and add another mapping?

Apart from doing some hacking (get the function that is used as mapping RHS and use it directly), I don't think so. Default mappings are done as any regular mappings, so this might work.