Better object references navigation?

[dunrix]

Hello,

is it just me but find a bit awkward current way of navigation over identifier references? I mean, if you want to quickly traverse within a current buffer.

Now, you have to open a new window with xref-find-references, which causes loss of focus from the original one and related cursor position. Selection process within *xref* buffer is in no way reflected, like current reference highlighted by corresponding line position.

I'm looking for an equivalent to lsp-ui-peek-forward & lsp-ui-peek-backward lsp-ui, or NextReference & PreviousReference of vim-lsc, or even LspPeekReferences made in vim9 lsp.

[narendraj9]

Have you already tried follow-mode in xref buffers and concluded that it is not sufficient?

[dunrix]

I've tried already but can't see how it can remedy described issue. Navigation selection remains not emphasized in the target buffer.

[terlar]

I think this could be implemented as a show function for xref. Currently you can set xref-show-xrefs-function to something like consult-xref (from consult) for example to get a different interface. I have been thinking about implementing something like "xref-quick-peek" (inspired by xref-posframe or source-peek).

Probably something like quick-peek could be used to implement the display part.