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Find and replace
I'm not sure whether or not this has been discussed before, but I've got two gripes with the entire Find and Replace approach.
When I click Find, I expect a Find dialog, when I click Replace I expect a Find/Replace dialog. Currently, both are integrated in the same dialog. Admittedly, this makes sense from a reuse point of view, but not necessarily from a usability point of view.
My second gripe is with the Replace to End button. It took me a while to figure out that is sort of a Replace All button in that it replaces all found occurences from the cursor position to the end of the file. However, Replace All implies that all found occurences within the document will be replaced and that's something I sorely miss.
When I click Find, I expect a Find dialog, when I click Replace I expect a Find/Replace dialog. Currently, both are integrated in the same dialog. Admittedly, this makes sense from a reuse point of view, but not necessarily from a usability point of view.
My second gripe is with the Replace to End button. It took me a while to figure out that is sort of a Replace All button in that it replaces all found occurences from the cursor position to the end of the file. However, Replace All implies that all found occurences within the document will be replaced and that's something I sorely miss.
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Re: Find and replace
Post by sorin_ristache »
Hello,
Regards,
Sorin
I think a single dialog for both find and replace is easier to use. I have to remember only one shortcut and the behavior of only one dialog, if I decide that I want to replace some find matches I don't have to close a dialog and open another one. Other applications with larger user bases opted for such integration too.Alantin wrote:When I click Find, I expect a Find dialog, when I click Replace I expect a Find/Replace dialog. Currently, both are integrated in the same dialog. Admittedly, this makes sense from a reuse point of view, but not necessarily from a usability point of view.
Regards,
Sorin
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Re: Find and replace
Post by sorin_ristache »
Hello,
Thank you for the suggestion,
Sorin
We will add a Replace All button to the Find/Replace dialog.Alantin wrote:It took me a while to figure out that is sort of a Replace All button in that it replaces all found occurences from the cursor position to the end of the file. However, Replace All implies that all found occurences within the document will be replaced and that's something I sorely miss.
Thank you for the suggestion,
Sorin
Hi,
We added a 'Replace All' button in the Find/Replace dialog.
We also added a quick find panel(firefox style) which is invoked by pressing CTRL-ALT-F.
Both features will probably be available in version 7.1.
Regards,
Adrian
We added a 'Replace All' button in the Find/Replace dialog.
We also added a quick find panel(firefox style) which is invoked by pressing CTRL-ALT-F.
Both features will probably be available in version 7.1.
Regards,
Adrian
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