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Show number of occurrences of highlighted token in status bar
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- C++
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Description
When a token is highlighted it would be helpful to show number of its occurrences in the status bar. I'm aware that the number of token occurrences can be found out via Find window (Ctrl+F > Count) but this feature could be useful especially on smaller files where you want to count quickly how many times is token present in a file.
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
Start by tracing how highlighted-token information reaches the status bar, then compare it with the existing Find window’s Ctrl+F > Count behavior. Done means the status bar shows the number of occurrences for the highlighted token, including on smaller files, without requiring the Find window.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100