vim-evanesco

A small Vim plugin that resets search highlighting on cursor movement or insert mode, written as a simpler replacement for vim-oblique.

Evanesco is a Vim plugin that automatically clears search highlighting whenever the cursor moves or you enter insert mode. The feature list also includes drawing attention to the match under the cursor with a different highlight group, star search highlights without moving, and visual star search. The behavior is narrow and deliberate: get the search highlight out of the way once you are past it, and make the current match easier to spot while it is still shown.

The README is candid about the alternative. The only reason to use this over vim-oblique is that it is arguably less of a hack, has no plugin dependencies, and the code is significantly smaller. The author built it to scratch an itch after running into problems with vim-oblique, reimplementing the subset of features actually used. That is a personal project origin story, and the justification is honest rather than competitive.

Installation covers the usual routes. With Pathogen you clone the repository into the bundle directory. With Vim Plug you add a single Plug declaration. For a manual install you copy the files into the appropriate directory under the vim home on Unix or the vimfiles directory on Windows. None of the paths are exotic, and the plugin carries no external dependencies to juggle.

The plugin clears search highlighting on cursor movement and insert mode entry, highlights the match under the cursor differently, and keeps star search behavior. It exists because the author wanted a simpler alternative to vim-oblique.

• Source 1 · Project repository
• Source 2 · README