Highlight matches within the page

[Elchi3]

Original issue: Elchi3/mdn-doc-tests#49

It should be possible to somehow highlight the part of the page related to an error.

E.g. this could happen when hovering the match or by clicking an icon next to it. The matched part should then be scrolled to and highlighted like Firebug's or the DevTools' inspector does it.

Sebastian

[MatonAnthony]

Following our meeting Monday, the Selection API has been talked about.

[MatonAnthony]

I investigated further with the Selection API and I'm not satisfied with the "solution" it offer.

Pros:

• I can select something

Cons:

• I override current selection if there is one.
• Selection is lost when you click somewhere else
• Selection is lost on keystrokes inside the textarea

[SebastianZ]

I would rather say that this should be done via a highlighter mechanism similar to the one the DevTools are using, i.e. add an absolutely positioned <div> (or maybe even an SVG) as an overlay.

Sebastian