From 3c377394d00d15a57a63fc54783c671f8619f71b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: piotrkwarcinski <piotr.kwarcinski@icloud.com>
Date: Sat, 31 May 2025 23:41:54 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Navigate previous searches in global search

---
 book/src/keymap.md          |  2 ++
 helix-term/src/ui/picker.rs | 18 ++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 20 insertions(+)

diff --git a/book/src/keymap.md b/book/src/keymap.md
index 10257378c..15daa5dde 100644
--- a/book/src/keymap.md
+++ b/book/src/keymap.md
@@ -463,6 +463,8 @@ See the documentation page on [pickers](./pickers.md) for more info.
 | `Ctrl-v`                     | Open vertically                                            |
 | `Ctrl-t`                     | Toggle preview                                             |
 | `Escape`, `Ctrl-c`           | Close picker                                               |
+| `Alt-p`                      | Previous search entry                                      |
+| `Alt-n`,                     | Next search entry                                          |
 
 ## Prompt
 
diff --git a/helix-term/src/ui/picker.rs b/helix-term/src/ui/picker.rs
index 7abdfce84..30f9bd2a8 100644
--- a/helix-term/src/ui/picker.rs
+++ b/helix-term/src/ui/picker.rs
@@ -1069,6 +1069,24 @@ impl<I: 'static + Send + Sync, D: 'static + Send + Sync> Component for Picker<I,
             key!(End) => {
                 self.to_end();
             }
+            alt!('p') => {
+                if let Some(register) = self.prompt.history_register() {
+                    self.prompt.change_history(
+                        ctx,
+                        register,
+                        ui::prompt::CompletionDirection::Backward,
+                    );
+                }
+            }
+            alt!('n') => {
+                if let Some(register) = self.prompt.history_register() {
+                    self.prompt.change_history(
+                        ctx,
+                        register,
+                        ui::prompt::CompletionDirection::Forward,
+                    );
+                }
+            }
             key!(Esc) | ctrl!('c') => return close_fn(self),
             alt!(Enter) => {
                 if let Some(option) = self.selection() {