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bug#53181: Live preview of regexp replace
From: |
Juri Linkov |
Subject: |
bug#53181: Live preview of regexp replace |
Date: |
Tue, 11 Jan 2022 11:04:16 +0200 |
User-agent: |
Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/29.0.50 (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu) |
> I've been using the visual regexp package for a while and it's really
> useful:
>
> https://github.com/benma/visual-regexp.el
>
> It would improve the core emacs experience if the built in regexp replace
> did this as well. When constructing a regexp replace it's really useful to
> see the match and the capturing groups instantly in the buffer, and also
> the resulting text on the fly when typing the replacement. It spares you
> from doing several test-fix cycles until you get the regexp replacement
> right, because you have an instant live preview of everything in the target
> buffer.
>
> Adding this feature would benefit the default regexp replace experience a lot.
This is exactly what Augusto is currently doing in bug#53126.