[FichteFoll]

Maybe I can address a few of your concerns.

> My wish list item is for the search results to be a live view into the matching files, so that I can actually edit within the results buffer.

There's a plugin[1] for that btw, but I'm not certain it's completely safe for use. Last time I checked you could only modify the search results once.

>Syntax highlighting per file-pattern, not extension.

Luckily, there's a plugin[2] for that too.

>Turns out process management in a plugin is awkward.

I've never had a problem with that. Are you new to Python?

[1]: https://sublime.wbond.net/packages/FindResultsApplyChanges [2]: https://sublime.wbond.net/packages/ApplySyntax

[lobster_johnson]

Thanks for telling me about ApplySyntax. So that solves one problem. But that search plugin is not "live". It lets you edit and apply (once, apparently).

I'm not at all new to Python. Forking processes is simple enough, the problem is about how Sublime manages the plugin thread; you have to jump through hoops with sublime.set_timeout() etc. At the time, I was having huge issues waiting for a process and then afterwards interacting with the editor; it seemed buggy. I'm sure it's possible given enough trial and error.