[mpenet]

consult-grep (and it’s variants using git or rg etc) let you do that, with results as you type in mini buffer, with full live previews in a separate buffer (if you want). With an extra keystroke you can export all the results in a buffer and edit/save them in place too.

[harrygeez]

thanks for recommending! Looks similar to what I'm looking for. Tbh even if it works as advertised it's hard to go back after getting used to richer views.

My ideal Emacs now should come with rich GUI panels with Emacs editing experience.

[mpenet]

Yeah it’s quite personal at this point. I have used both but I am way more efficient with emacs. I also find the investment in emacs pays back more over time. Generally I also find emacs a lot more snappy.

But that’s just me, and to be fair I have used emacs since the mid 90s and vscode only for half a year. The past few years emacs developement/experience also improved massively.

It’s good to have choices ultimately and they both pulled good ideas from each other.