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Colour search-text across multiple lines in the created buffer


From: Heime
Subject: Colour search-text across multiple lines in the created buffer
Date: Sat, 07 Sep 2024 16:20:01 +0000

I want to colour the search-text in the created buffer, even when
the search text spans multiple lines.  How can I do it ?

(defun xiakos-context (search-text &optional n)

  ;; Set a default value for N if not provided
  (setq n (or n 8))

  (save-excursion

    (goto-char (point-min)) ;; Start from the beginning of the buffer

    (let ( (search-regexp
               (replace-regexp-in-string " " "[ \n]*"
                 (regexp-quote search-text))))

      (if (re-search-forward search-regexp nil t)

          (let* ( (match-start (match-beginning 0))

                  (match-end (match-end 0))

                  (start-line (max 1 (- (line-number-at-pos match-start) n)))

                  (end-line (+ (line-number-at-pos match-end) n))

                  (context-start (progn (goto-line start-line) (point)))

                  (context-end (progn (goto-line end-line) (line-end-position)))

                  (context
                      (buffer-substring-no-properties
                        context-start context-end))

                  ;; Create a temporary buffer to display the context
                  (context-buffer
                      (get-buffer-create "*Search Context*")) )

            (with-current-buffer context-buffer
              (erase-buffer)
              (insert context)

              (font-lock-mode 1)

              ;; Highlight the search text
              (let ((pos 0))
                (while (setq pos
                         (string-match search-regexp context pos))

                  (let ((overlay (make-overlay
                                   (+ context-start pos)
                                   (+ context-start (match-end 0)))))
                    (overlay-put overlay 'face '(:background "yellow"))
                    (setq pos (match-end 0)))))

              (goto-char (point-min)))

            (display-buffer context-buffer))) )) )





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