This extension adds a new search functionality that presents your results in a full window. This approach is borrowed from Sublime Text, many Emacs modes, and various other common editors.
Features
Displays search results in an editor window, rather than the sidebar
Results link to the matching file at the correct line
Shows context lines around the line matching your query
Syntax highlighting based on the most common file type found in your search results
Integrates with File Explorer so you can easily search in specific folders
How to Use
Once you've installed the extension, you can take it for a spin:
Run betterSearch.search to start a search with default options
In the search buffer, type enter on one of the links (file name or column number) to go to a file
To re-run the current search, type g or run betterSearch.reexecute
There's also betterSearch.searchFull if you'd like to run a search with more control over the execution options.
Configuration
betterSearch.context: Number of context lines to show around search results. Default: 2
betterSearch.sortFiles: Sort files for deterministic sort. Enabling this limits the search to 1 thread and will negatively impact performance.
