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so i accidently highlighted the word "the" and now it's really annoying the hell outta me, how do i unhighlight it?

The easiest way i have found is to search on something else.

 

/aaaaaaa will usually not match anything and will remove the hilights.

 

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dood, great little trick. it worked like a charm ,

thanx alot :)

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Or type "set nohls". That will get all highlights out. Yeah, it is really Annoying tho.

Quote:Or type "set nohls". That will get all highlights out. Yeah, it is really Annoying tho.
That was me...Didnt know I was not logged in :S