From b9ddeee54ede2f3901291375977fa8ff0750bfc4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: ray <gitea@rayelliott.dev>
Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2026 20:27:43 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Add search behavior settings for improved usability

Configure ignorecase, smartcase, incsearch, and hlsearch
options to enhance search functionality in the editor.
---
 lua/settings.lua | 6 ++++++
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)

diff --git a/lua/settings.lua b/lua/settings.lua
index c744ed7..4d6af08 100644
--- a/lua/settings.lua
+++ b/lua/settings.lua
@@ -49,6 +49,12 @@ vim.opt.pumblend = 0 -- No transparency
 -- Spelling
 vim.opt.spelllang = { "en_gb" }
 
+-- Search behavior
+vim.opt.ignorecase = true -- Case-insensitive search by default
+vim.opt.smartcase = true -- Case-sensitive when search contains uppercase letters
+vim.opt.incsearch = true -- Show matches as you type
+vim.opt.hlsearch = true -- Highlight all search matches
+
 -- Keyword characters (add $ for PHP/shell variables, - for CSS/HTML/config files)
 vim.opt.iskeyword:append("$")
 vim.opt.iskeyword:append("-")