Regex search skips some matches with `n`/`N`
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Description
n and N will occasionally skip matches in a document. Sometimes when I test it on this page it works as usual so it's unclear as to what is causing the problem.
You can verify the below screen capture on this page.
Search phrase: nested.loop\r
Then alternating between:
NNnn
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Research direction
Reproduce the issue on the linked PostgreSQL page using nested.loop\r, alternating between NN and nn, and compare the screen capture. Then trace Vimium's regex search handling; done means these searches no longer skip matches in the document.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript
- Domain
- search
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 38/100