From ab57b9b4e65e29fd91f142aa1deedf8ac0131e6e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Junegunn Choi Date: Thu, 2 Jul 2026 16:06:35 +0900 Subject: [PATCH] Clarify debounced wait feedback in man page Dimming, cursor hiding, and (..) appear only after the debounce delay, not immediately. Only input blocking is immediate. --- man/man1/fzf.1 | 9 ++++++--- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/man/man1/fzf.1 b/man/man1/fzf.1 index be91b050..c3b52db1 100644 --- a/man/man1/fzf.1 +++ b/man/man1/fzf.1 @@ -2313,9 +2313,12 @@ In this example, \fBsearch(foo)\fR starts an asynchronous search, \fBwait\fR blocks until the search completes, and \fBbest\fR then moves the cursor to the best match in the complete result set. -While waiting, the UI is dimmed and user input is ignored (except for Escape or -Ctrl-C to cancel the wait and discard pending actions). The info line shows -\fB(..)\fR to indicate that fzf is waiting for the search to complete. +While waiting, user input is ignored (except for Escape or Ctrl-C to cancel the +wait and discard the pending actions). + +If the search takes long enough, fzf indicates that it is waiting by dimming the +input, hiding the cursor, and showing \fB(..)\fR on the info line. This visual +feedback is debounced so that quick searches do not cause flickering. .SS PREVIEW BINDING