Incremental Searching

using the command line, use the i_search command (Ctrl+I). To start a reverse incremental search, use the reverse_i_search command (Ctrl+Shift+I).

The following key combinations (based on the default CUA emulation) take on a different definition during an incremental search:

Table 6.9. Incremental Search Key

Keys

Function

 

 

Ctrl+R

Search in reverse for the next occurrence of the

 

search string.

 

 

Ctrl+S

Search forward for the next occurrence of the

 

search string.

 

 

Ctrl+T

Toggle regular expression pattern matching on/off.

 

 

Ctrl+W

Toggle word searching on and off. To change the

 

word characters for a specific extension, from the

 

main menu, click Window Preferences, expand

 

SlickEdit and click General in the tree, then

 

double-click the File Extension Setup setting.

 

Choose your extension from the Extension drop-

 

down list, then select the Advanced Tab.

 

 

Ctrl+Shift+W

Copy complete word at cursor to search string.

 

 

Ctrl+C

Toggle case sensitivity. The key bound to the Brief

 

emulation command case_toggle will also toggle

 

the case sensitivity.

 

 

Ctrl+M

Toggle searching within selection.

 

 

Ctrl+O

Toggle incremental search mode.

 

 

Ctrl+Q

Quote the next character typed.

 

 

Ctrl+S or F5

(Brief emulation) Search forward for the next occur-

 

rence of the search string.

 

 

Ctrl+R or Alt+F5

(Brief emulation) Search in reverse for the next oc-

 

currence of the search string.

 

 

Ctrl+W

(GNU Emacs emulation) Copy complete word at

 

cursor to search string.

 

 

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Slick V3.3 Incremental Searching, Incremental Search Key Keys Function Ctrl+R, Ctrl+T, Ctrl+W, Ctrl+Shift+W, Ctrl+M