Of late, I have been reading a lot of code via browser. Sometimes, when evaluating a patch or when reading through open source project sources, I find it very hard to track how variables move across functions/loops.
If I am using VIM, I can happily use CTAGS for this. Chrome highlights all the occurrences of the text that you searched for in yellow color. However when you search for another string, the old highlights disappear. It would have been nicer if any new string search starts highlighting in a different color. I could not find any plugin for achieving this, So, I wrote my own Chrome extension for this.
Please visit the extension page: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/phabnclfbnmhmoipebjdfhkiacojlcnc
While I was trying to upload this extension, Google wanted me to make a screencast also. The video of the extension in action is available here (please watch in fullscreen - HD)
This extension though created to satisfy a developer's need, will be very helpful for any common browser user who wants to search and highlight multiple strings in any webpage (say while searching a page with phone list for multiple people etc.)
The extension is open-source - MIT Licensed and is hosted in github. Your comments, patches, feedback, Likes, +1s, Shares, etc. are welcome. Since it is open sourced, you can feel safe about installing the extension :-)
If I am using VIM, I can happily use CTAGS for this. Chrome highlights all the occurrences of the text that you searched for in yellow color. However when you search for another string, the old highlights disappear. It would have been nicer if any new string search starts highlighting in a different color. I could not find any plugin for achieving this, So, I wrote my own Chrome extension for this.
Please visit the extension page: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/phabnclfbnmhmoipebjdfhkiacojlcnc
While I was trying to upload this extension, Google wanted me to make a screencast also. The video of the extension in action is available here (please watch in fullscreen - HD)
Screenshots
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| Search token input box |
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| Highlights in action |
This extension though created to satisfy a developer's need, will be very helpful for any common browser user who wants to search and highlight multiple strings in any webpage (say while searching a page with phone list for multiple people etc.)
The extension is open-source - MIT Licensed and is hosted in github. Your comments, patches, feedback, Likes, +1s, Shares, etc. are welcome. Since it is open sourced, you can feel safe about installing the extension :-)