;;
;; In program source code highlight a variable to quickly see all
;; places it is modified or referenced:
-;; M-x highlight-regexp ground_contact_switches_closed RET RET
+;; M-x highlight-regexp RET ground_contact_switches_closed RET RET
;;
;; In a shell or other buffer that is showing lots of program
;; output, highlight the parts of the output you're interested in:
-;; M-x highlight-regexp Total execution time [0-9]+ RET hi-blue-b RET
+;; M-x highlight-regexp RET Total execution time [0-9]+ RET hi-blue-b RET
;;
;; In buffers displaying tables, highlight the lines you're interested in:
-;; M-x highlight-lines-matching-regexp January 2000 RET hi-black-b RET
+;; M-x highlight-lines-matching-regexp RET January 2000 RET hi-black-b RET
;;
;; When writing text, highlight personal cliches. This can be
;; amusing.
-;; M-x highlight-phrase as can be seen RET RET
+;; M-x highlight-phrase RET as can be seen RET RET
;;
;; Setup:
;;
'(menu-item "Highlight Lines..." highlight-lines-matching-regexp
:help "Highlight lines containing match of PATTERN (a regexp)."))
+ (define-key-after map [highlight-symbol-at-point]
+ '(menu-item "Highlight Symbol at Point" highlight-symbol-at-point
+ :help "Highlight symbol found near point without prompting."))
+
(define-key-after map [unhighlight-regexp]
'(menu-item "Remove Highlighting..." unhighlight-regexp
:help "Remove previously entered highlighting pattern."
(define-key map "\C-xwl" 'highlight-lines-matching-regexp)
(define-key map "\C-xwp" 'highlight-phrase)
(define-key map "\C-xwh" 'highlight-regexp)
+ (define-key map "\C-xw." 'highlight-symbol-at-point)
(define-key map "\C-xwr" 'unhighlight-regexp)
(define-key map "\C-xwb" 'hi-lock-write-interactive-patterns)
map)
"Key map for hi-lock.")
+(defvar hi-lock-read-regexp-defaults-function
+ 'hi-lock-read-regexp-defaults
+ "Function that provides default regexp(s) for highlighting commands.
+This function should take no arguments and return one of nil, a
+regexp or a list of regexps for use with highlighting commands -
+`hi-lock-face-phrase-buffer', `hi-lock-line-face-buffer' and
+`hi-lock-face-buffer'. The return value of this function is used
+as DEFAULTS param of `read-regexp' while executing the
+highlighting command. This function is called only during
+interactive use.
+
+For example, to highlight at symbol at point use
+
+ \(setq hi-lock-read-regexp-defaults-function
+ 'find-tag-default-as-regexp\)
+
+If you need different defaults for different highlighting
+operations, use `this-command' to identify the command under
+execution.")
+
;; Visible Functions
;;;###autoload
\\[highlight-lines-matching-regexp] REGEXP FACE
Highlight lines containing matches of REGEXP in current buffer with FACE.
+\\[highlight-symbol-at-point]
+ Highlight the symbol found near point without prompting, using the next
+ available face automatically.
+
\\[unhighlight-regexp] REGEXP
Remove highlighting on matches of REGEXP in current buffer.
(define-key-after menu-bar-edit-menu [hi-lock]
(cons "Regexp Highlighting" hi-lock-menu))
(hi-lock-find-patterns)
- (add-hook 'font-lock-mode-hook 'hi-lock-font-lock-hook nil t))
+ (add-hook 'font-lock-mode-hook 'hi-lock-font-lock-hook nil t)
+ ;; Remove regexps from font-lock-keywords (bug#13891).
+ (add-hook 'change-major-mode-hook (lambda () (hi-lock-mode -1)) nil t))
;; Turned off.
(when (or hi-lock-interactive-patterns
hi-lock-file-patterns)
;;;###autoload
(defun hi-lock-line-face-buffer (regexp &optional face)
"Set face of all lines containing a match of REGEXP to FACE.
-Interactively, prompt for REGEXP then FACE, using a buffer-local
-history list for REGEXP and a global history list for FACE.
+Interactively, prompt for REGEXP then FACE. Use
+`hi-lock-read-regexp-defaults-function' to retrieve default
+value(s) of REGEXP. Use the global history list for FACE.
-If Font Lock mode is enabled in the buffer, it is used to
-highlight REGEXP. If Font Lock mode is disabled, overlays are
-used for highlighting; in this case, the highlighting will not be
-updated as you type."
+Use Font lock mode, if enabled, to highlight REGEXP. Otherwise,
+use overlays for highlighting. If overlays are used, the
+highlighting will not update as you type."
(interactive
(list
(hi-lock-regexp-okay
- (read-regexp "Regexp to highlight line" (car regexp-history)))
+ (read-regexp "Regexp to highlight line"
+ (funcall hi-lock-read-regexp-defaults-function)))
(hi-lock-read-face-name)))
(or (facep face) (setq face 'hi-yellow))
(unless hi-lock-mode (hi-lock-mode 1))
;;;###autoload
(defun hi-lock-face-buffer (regexp &optional face)
"Set face of each match of REGEXP to FACE.
-Interactively, prompt for REGEXP then FACE, using a buffer-local
-history list for REGEXP and a global history list for FACE.
+Interactively, prompt for REGEXP then FACE. Use
+`hi-lock-read-regexp-defaults-function' to retrieve default
+value(s) REGEXP. Use the global history list for FACE.
-If Font Lock mode is enabled in the buffer, it is used to
-highlight REGEXP. If Font Lock mode is disabled, overlays are
-used for highlighting; in this case, the highlighting will not be
-updated as you type."
+Use Font lock mode, if enabled, to highlight REGEXP. Otherwise,
+use overlays for highlighting. If overlays are used, the
+highlighting will not update as you type."
(interactive
(list
(hi-lock-regexp-okay
- (read-regexp "Regexp to highlight" (car regexp-history)))
+ (read-regexp "Regexp to highlight"
+ (funcall hi-lock-read-regexp-defaults-function)))
(hi-lock-read-face-name)))
(or (facep face) (setq face 'hi-yellow))
(unless hi-lock-mode (hi-lock-mode 1))
;;;###autoload
(defun hi-lock-face-phrase-buffer (regexp &optional face)
"Set face of each match of phrase REGEXP to FACE.
-If called interactively, replaces whitespace in REGEXP with
-arbitrary whitespace and makes initial lower-case letters case-insensitive.
-
-If Font Lock mode is enabled in the buffer, it is used to
-highlight REGEXP. If Font Lock mode is disabled, overlays are
-used for highlighting; in this case, the highlighting will not be
-updated as you type."
+Interactively, prompt for REGEXP then FACE. Use
+`hi-lock-read-regexp-defaults-function' to retrieve default
+value(s) of REGEXP. Use the global history list for FACE. When
+called interactively, replace whitespace in user provided regexp
+with arbitrary whitespace and make initial lower-case letters
+case-insensitive before highlighting with `hi-lock-set-pattern'.
+
+Use Font lock mode, if enabled, to highlight REGEXP. Otherwise,
+use overlays for highlighting. If overlays are used, the
+highlighting will not update as you type."
(interactive
(list
(hi-lock-regexp-okay
(hi-lock-process-phrase
- (read-regexp "Phrase to highlight" (car regexp-history))))
+ (read-regexp "Phrase to highlight"
+ (funcall hi-lock-read-regexp-defaults-function))))
(hi-lock-read-face-name)))
(or (facep face) (setq face 'hi-yellow))
(unless hi-lock-mode (hi-lock-mode 1))
(hi-lock-set-pattern regexp face))
+;;;###autoload
+(defalias 'highlight-symbol-at-point 'hi-lock-face-symbol-at-point)
+;;;###autoload
+(defun hi-lock-face-symbol-at-point ()
+ "Set face of each match of the symbol at point.
+Use `find-tag-default-as-regexp' to retrieve the symbol at point.
+Use non-nil `hi-lock-auto-select-face' to retrieve the next face
+from `hi-lock-face-defaults' automatically.
+
+Use Font lock mode, if enabled, to highlight symbol at point.
+Otherwise, use overlays for highlighting. If overlays are used,
+the highlighting will not update as you type."
+ (interactive)
+ (let* ((regexp (hi-lock-regexp-okay
+ (find-tag-default-as-regexp)))
+ (hi-lock-auto-select-face t)
+ (face (hi-lock-read-face-name)))
+ (or (facep face) (setq face 'hi-yellow))
+ (unless hi-lock-mode (hi-lock-mode 1))
+ (hi-lock-set-pattern regexp face)))
+
(defun hi-lock-keyword->face (keyword)
(cadr (cadr (cadr keyword)))) ; Keyword looks like (REGEXP (0 'FACE) ...).
(when keyword
(let ((face (hi-lock-keyword->face keyword)))
;; Make `face' the next one to use by default.
- (add-to-list 'hi-lock--unused-faces (face-name face)))
+ (when (symbolp face) ;Don't add it if it's a list (bug#13297).
+ (add-to-list 'hi-lock--unused-faces (face-name face))))
(font-lock-remove-keywords nil (list keyword))
(setq hi-lock-interactive-patterns
(delq keyword hi-lock-interactive-patterns))
(error "Regexp cannot match an empty string")
regexp))
+(defun hi-lock-read-regexp-defaults ()
+ "Return the latest regexp from `regexp-history'.
+See `hi-lock-read-regexp-defaults-function' for details."
+ (car regexp-history))
+
(defun hi-lock-read-face-name ()
"Return face for interactive highlighting.
When `hi-lock-auto-select-face' is non-nil, just return the next face.