Joplin: 2.11.11 OS: Windows 10 64-bit, Linux Mint I'm sure this was already mentioned here on the forum, but I can't find it now. If the user uses Search (Ctrl+P or F6) in Joplin, it usually doesn't highlight the results. After some testing, it looks like highlighting the results is available on…

Try ctrl-F or cmd-F (on a Mac). It does highlight the results.

But CTRL + F works only inside the note? Almost all my searches are over the whole database.

I do understand this now, but given the layout of Joplin in normal config, .... how could it possibly show / highlight all the hits ?

I'm not sure if I understand the question. I don't like OneNote, but we use it in the office and I just tried how it works. In the search field, I entered the word and I immediately got the list of notes in which the searched word is. When I click on any on the list, the application opens the note …

A good idea, I guess something like this? [image]

Yes. This would be extremely useful. I'm sure that I'm not alone who often searching over the whole notebook.

Tnx. It looks nice. I don't use VSCode :slight_smile:, but if there won't be any other solutions, your plugin will be something to look for.

Cmd-Shift-F highlights words in the title of the search results and within the notes for me. At least most of the time. Cmd-P doesn't as it's not a search but a "go to" system, so I wouldn't expect it to highlight anything. That said, Cmd-Shift-F is a bit wonky at times. Sometimes it gets stuck and…

Cmd-Shift-F is probably on Mac? What is the name of that function in the menu? On Windows: Edit -> Search in all notes (F6) doesn't highlight words. Edit -> Search in current note (Ctrl+F) highlight words, but this is only - as a menu says - in current note. Go -> Go to anything (Ctrl+P) shows a…

Why search don't highlight the results?

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rxliuli 31 August 2023 05:02 8

I have completed this function in the vscode plugin and released it, if you are interested, you can try it

ref: Joplin's vscode plugin is released! - #109 by rxliuli

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Why search don't highlight the results?

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