Ability to clear search
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Description
English is not my native language, please excuse typing errors and grammar mistakes.
I think the highlighted searching results that I no longer need are annoying.
Is there a way to clear the search patterns like following vim command does?
let @/=''
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
No file or test is named in the issue. Start by locating how VSCodeVim handles search patterns and highlighted results, then check existing search-related tests or keybinding entry points. Done means providing a way to clear the active search pattern so its highlighting disappears, matching the requested Vim behavior.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript, vscode
- Domain
- developer-experience, search
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100