fzf 0.66.0 introduces “--raw mode”
42 points by jez
42 points by jez
Bit of a confusing name for this flag, but great feature
Great! This allows to use the fzf fuzzy filter to highlight items while keeping the list of items stable, instead of filtering a list down to the limited set of items that match the fuzzy filter. This is one of the pieces missing in fzf for proper commit search in jj-fzf which shows jj log output in combination with a commit/branch graph. When searching in this output you ideally want o retain the existing tree structure.
fzf is such a great tool, meshing Unix philosophy with elegant TUI features. This looks great, can’t wait to work it in to my tools!
AFAIk, the concept was introduced by percol. Which I still prefer precisely because it fits better the Unix philosophy. Although I also have fzf installed and use it to put together rudimentary UIs from time to time.
Neat, hadn’t heard of percol before, I’ll have to check it out and get it on the list of tool :)