Search highlighting

You can customize the colors for search highlighting in Sublime Text.

TIP Create a mapping for clearing search highlighting

noremap <C-l> :nohlsearch<CR>

See neovintageousrc for details on creating key mappings.

Custom search highlighting colors

1. Open the Command Palette by using the shortcut Ctrl+Shift+P (Linux/Win) or Cmd+Shift+P (Mac).

2. Type and select: UI: Customize Color Scheme

3. Within the color scheme file, define distinct styles for various search highlighting scopes:

   • neovintageous_search_inc: This scope is used for highlighting the current search incrementally as you type.
   • neovintageous_search_cur: This scope is used for highlighting the current search term.
   • neovintageous_search_occ: This scope is used for highlighting all occurrences of the search term.

Example

{
    "rules": [
        {
            "scope": "neovintageous_search_inc",
            "background": "#a1efe4",
            "foreground": "#272822"
        },
        {
            "scope": "neovintageous_search_cur",
            "background": "#a1efe4",
            "foreground": "#272822"
        },
        {
            "scope": "neovintageous_search_occ",
            "background": "#e6db74",
            "foreground": "#272822"
        }
    ]
}

Settings

vintageous_search_cur_style

• Type: string ('fill', 'outline', 'underline', 'squiggly_underline', 'stippled_underline')
• Default: 'fill'

Style for highlighting the current match in a search.

vintageous_search_inc_style

• Type: string ('fill', 'outline', 'underline', 'squiggly_underline', 'stippled_underline')
• Default: 'fill'

Style for highlighting during incremental search.

vintageous_search_occ_style

• Type: string ('fill', 'outline', 'underline', 'squiggly_underline', 'stippled_underline')
• Default: 'fill'

Style for highlighting search occurrences.