ASA - Advanced Selection Assistant

A powerful VSCode extension that provides enhanced find and replace functionality within selected text portions.

Features

Find in Selection

• Select any text in your editor and press CTRL+ALT+F (or CMD+ALT+F on Mac)
• A find dialog appears next to your editor, allowing you to search within the selected text only
• The selected text gets highlighted in pink with black text color
• All matching substrings are highlighted with yellow text color

Find and Replace

• Find: Search for specific text within your selection
• Replace: Replace the first occurrence of the found text
• Replace All: Replace all occurrences of the found text within the selection
• Individual Replace: Replace specific matches individually using replace buttons
• Enhanced match display with line numbers and text previews
• Click on any match to navigate directly to that location in the editor
• Focused match highlighting in red for clear visual feedback

Search Modes

• Case Insensitive: Search without regard to case (default)
• Case Sensitive: Search with exact case matching
• Regular Expression: Search using regex patterns
• Whole Word: Match only complete words

Match Navigation and Interaction

• Click to Navigate: Click on any match text to jump to that location
• Focused Highlighting: Clicked matches are highlighted in red while others remain yellow
• Individual Replace Buttons: Each match has its own replace button for precise control
• Real-time Updates: Match list updates automatically after replacements
• Line Number Display: Each match shows its line number for easy reference

Visual Effects

• Selected text background changes to pink with black text color when searching
• Found substrings are highlighted with yellow text color for easy identification
• Focused matches are highlighted in red text color when clicked
• Find dialog follows your VSCode theme for seamless integration
• Decorations are automatically cleared when the find panel is closed
• Scrollable results panel with hover effects on interactive elements

Usage

1. Select text in any editor using mouse click and drag
2. Press CTRL+ALT+F (Windows/Linux) or CMD+ALT+F (Mac)
3. In the find panel that appears:
   • Enter text to find in the "Find" field
   • Select search mode from the dropdown (Case Insensitive, Case Sensitive, Regex, Whole Word)
   • Optionally enter replacement text in the "Replace" field
   • Click "Find" to highlight matches
   • Click "Replace" to replace the first match
   • Click "Replace All" to replace all matches
4. In the results panel:
   • View all matches with line numbers and text previews
   • Click on any match text to navigate to that location (match turns red)
   • Click "Replace" button on individual matches to replace specific ones
   • Use scrollable list to browse through many matches
5. Visual feedback:
   • Yellow highlighting for all found matches
   • Red highlighting for the currently focused match
   • Pink background for the selected text area
6. Close the panel to clear all decorations

Keyboard Shortcuts

Requirements

• Visual Studio Code 1.116.0 or higher
• No additional dependencies required

Extension Settings

This extension does not currently contribute any VSCode settings. All functionality is accessible through the keyboard shortcut.

Known Issues

• Find functionality only works within the currently selected text
• Decorations are cleared when switching to a different file

Release Notes

1.0.2

Major Feature Enhancements:

• Added search mode dropdown with Case Insensitive, Case Sensitive, Regex, and Whole Word options
• Enhanced match display showing line numbers and text previews instead of just count
• Implemented click-to-navigate functionality for matches with red focused highlighting
• Added individual replace buttons for each match for precise control
• Improved UI with scrollable results panel and hover effects
• Real-time search mode switching without losing current search

Visual Improvements:

• Focused matches now highlight in red text color when clicked
• All other matches remain highlighted in yellow for clear distinction
• Enhanced match item layout with separate areas for text, line numbers, and actions
• Improved button styling and interactive feedback

User Experience Enhancements:

• Click on match text to navigate to that location in the editor
• Individual replace buttons for each match provide granular control
• Match list automatically updates after replacements
• Better visual hierarchy and information density in results panel
• Smooth transitions and hover states for better interactivity

1.0.1

• Initial release with find in selection functionality
• Find and replace capabilities within selected text
• Visual highlighting with pink background for selection and yellow text for matches
• Theme-aware find dialog interface

Following extension guidelines

This extension follows VSCode extension development best practices.

• Extension Guidelines

For more information

• Visual Studio Code's Markdown Support
• Markdown Syntax Reference

Enjoy!