From b3f1a469db9ccb2cffc5937de4782e5d515c5d52 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Julian Prein <druckdev@protonmail.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2024 01:19:55 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] vim:keys: Clear highlights on normal-mode Esc

Clear highlights from visual selection or word highlighting together
with the highlight of the search results.
---
 .config/vim/vimrc.d/40-keys.vim | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.config/vim/vimrc.d/40-keys.vim b/.config/vim/vimrc.d/40-keys.vim
index a979d4f..f6d7d87 100644
--- a/.config/vim/vimrc.d/40-keys.vim
+++ b/.config/vim/vimrc.d/40-keys.vim
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 " vim: set foldmethod=marker:
 " Keybindings """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
-" Stop highlighting search result when pressing Return
-nnoremap <silent> <Esc> :nohlsearch<CR><Esc>
+" Clear all kinds of highlights when pressing Escape in normal mode
+nnoremap <silent> <Esc> :nohlsearch <bar> call ClearHighlights()<CR><Esc>
 
 " Indentation jump
 " https://vim.fandom.com/wiki/Move_to_next/previous_line_with_same_indentation