Terminator Hints Plugin

A Terminator Plugin implement
Kitty Hints-like feature for gnome-terminator

Repo: https://github.com/yurenchen000/terminator-hints-plugin

requirements

only tested with terminator 2.1.1+, on ubuntu 22 lts

Install

1. Copy MyHints.py to ~/.config/terminator/plugins/
2. Terminator Preferences > Plugins: enable MyHints

Usage

by default, press Ctrl+Shift+P (override go_prev shortcut action), then press

• p: match path (default)
• n: match file:line
• l: match whole line
• h: match hex
• d: match dec
• i: match ip[:port]
• u: match url
• w: match word

then press the key to input highlight strings. or

• ESC to giveup

Tips: hesitate choice: hold to highlight, then press another key can change choice (last key up is final choice)
Tips: same items use same select key
Note: behavor not exactly the same as kitty-hints

screenshot & use case

terminator_hints3_.webm

pick line
hints_1_line_3.webm

pick word
hints_2_word.webm

pick pid
hints_3_pid.webm

pick ipaddr & hesitate choice
hints_4_ip_hesitate_choice.webm

kind change
hints_5_kind_change_2.webm

thanks to

• kitty terminal emulator
  // pioneering solution to avoid mouse interrupt
• terminator-editor-plugin
  // the inspect way to get_terminal in plugin