AutoYADM commit: 2025-07-01 15:55:01

.config/kak/autoload/search-highlight.kak

@@ -7,12 +7,21 @@ provide-module search-highlight %—
     declare-option -docstring %{
         Face definition for search highlighting. See :doc faces.
     } str search_highlight_face rgb:D87C4A+i
+    declare-option -docstring %{
+        Whether escaping the search prompt should clear the highlighting.
+    } bool search_highlight_prompt_escape false
+    declare-option -docstring %{
+        Whether the highlighting should always be cleared when returning to
+        normal mode. Takes priority over search_highlight_prompt_escape.
+    } bool search_highlight_auto_clear false
     ## end
 
     # track current highlighting status
     declare-option -hidden str search_highlight_status 'search-highlight-off'
     def -hidden -override search-highlight-on nop
     def -hidden -override search-highlight-off fail
+    def -hidden -override true nop 
+    def -hidden -override false fail 
 
     declare-option -hidden bool search_highlight_quit false
 
@@ -35,9 +44,13 @@ provide-module search-highlight %—
             try %{
                 %opt{search_highlight_status}
             } catch %{
+                try %{
                     # if the user escapes search, we should immediately clear the highlight
                     # in normal mode so we set the flag before escaping
-                # map window prompt <esc> '<a-;>: set-option window search_highlight_quit true<ret><esc>'
+                    # but only if the option is set
+                    %opt{search_highlight_prompt_escape}
+                    map window prompt <esc> '<a-;>: set-option window search_highlight_quit true<ret><esc>'
+                }
                 # if not already enabled, add the highlighter
                 add-highlighter window/search-highlight dynregex '%reg{/}' %exp{0:%opt{search_highlight_face}}
                 # update status tracker
@@ -45,6 +58,11 @@ provide-module search-highlight %—
 
                 # register hook to clear highlighter after leaving search
                 hook -once -group search-highlight window NormalIdle .* %{
+                    # check if auto clear is set
+                    try %{
+                        %opt{search_highlight_auto_clear}
+                        search-highlight-clear
+                    } catch %{
                         # check if user escaped search
                         try %{
                             %opt{search_highlight_quit}
@@ -56,6 +74,7 @@ provide-module search-highlight %—
                                 search-highlight-clear
                             }
                         }
+                    }
                     # clear the prompt mapping so it doesn't conflict with
                     # other prompt types
                     unmap window prompt <esc>