1 files changed, 11 insertions, 15 deletions
diff --git a/vimiumFrontend.js b/vimiumFrontend.js
index 5cf3a4cc..70bcc718 100644
--- a/vimiumFrontend.js
+++ b/vimiumFrontend.js
@@ -752,6 +752,8 @@ function executeFind(query, options) {
 
   document.body.classList.add("vimiumFindMode");
 
+  // prevent find from matching its own search query in the HUD
+  HUD.hide(true);
   // ignore the selectionchange event generated by find()
   document.removeEventListener("selectionchange",restoreDefaultSelectionHighlight, true);
   var rv = window.find(query, options.caseSensitive, options.backwards, true, false, true, false);
@@ -826,7 +828,7 @@ function findAndFocus(backwards) {
   findModeQueryHasResults = executeFind(query, { backwards: backwards, caseSensitive: !findModeQuery.ignoreCase });
 
   if (!findModeQueryHasResults) {
-    HUD.showForDuration(insertSpaces("No matches for '" + findModeQuery.rawQuery + "'"), 1000);
+    HUD.showForDuration("No matches for '" + findModeQuery.rawQuery + "'", 1000);
     return;
   }
 
@@ -964,18 +966,9 @@ function goNext() {
 
 function showFindModeHUDForQuery() {
   if (findModeQueryHasResults || findModeQuery.parsedQuery.length == 0)
-    HUD.show("/" + insertSpaces(findModeQuery.rawQuery));
+    HUD.show("/" + findModeQuery.rawQuery);
   else
-    HUD.show("/" + insertSpaces(findModeQuery.rawQuery + " (No Matches)"));
-}
-
-/*
- * We need this so that the find mode HUD doesn't match its own searches.
- */
-function insertSpaces(query) {
-  // &#8203; is a zero-width space. the <span>s are necessary because the zero-width space tends to interfere
-  // with subsequent characters in the same text node.
-  return query.split("").join("<span class='vimiumReset'>&#8203</span>");
+    HUD.show("/" + findModeQuery.rawQuery + " (No Matches)");
 }
 
 function enterFindMode() {
@@ -1107,10 +1100,13 @@ HUD = {
     return element;
   },
 
-  hide: function() {
+  hide: function(immediate) {
     clearInterval(HUD._tweenId);
-    HUD._tweenId = Tween.fade(HUD.displayElement(), 0, 150,
-      function() { HUD.displayElement().style.display = "none"; });
+    if (immediate)
+      HUD.displayElement().style.display = "none";
+    else
+      HUD._tweenId = Tween.fade(HUD.displayElement(), 0, 150,
+        function() { HUD.displayElement().style.display = "none"; });
     this.isShowing = false;
   },