Find and Replace Enchancements

[Tim Runyan]

I have 2 enhancements for you Find and Replace tool.

1. When doing a Find and Replace on a file can you make the Replace button trigger the Search Next function? Currently you have to click Search Next, Replace, Search Next, Replace, etc.

2. If you do a Replace All can you display a popup window with the number of replacements it has made?

If there are workarounds please let me know. Thanks

 

[Marco Kalter]

I have added this to the list of enhancement requests.

 

[markg]

Originally posted by Tim Runyan:
I have 2 enhancements for you Find and Replace tool.

I second both of these requests.

 

[Stew Stryker]

Thanks to Tim for these suggestions.

I'd like to see the first enhancement as well.

> If you do a Replace All can you display a popup window with the number of replacements it has made?

I've been wanting the count as well, but would prefer to see it displayed in the status bar or on the Find & Replace dialog box instead of in a new popup window. That way you don't have to hit Esc or Enter twice to get back to editing.

 

[ScottMattes]

I second Stew!

 

[Tim Runyan]

Either way works for me. How do we know when this will be fixed?

 

[Marco Kalter]

Maybe we can add the counter to 7.0.3. The Replace > Search Next function probably requires a new preference, so maybe we can do this in 7.1.

 

[Patrick Holmes]

FYI, I logged in to ask for the same #1 in Tim's email. You could do it as Tim suggested, have Replace automatically do a Search-Next, or you could add a button between "Replace" and "Replace All" and label it one of the following:
-- "Replace Next"
-- "Replace, Search Next"
-- "Replace, Next"

I agree that #2 from Tim's email would also be nice, and don't care whether it is done as Tim suggested or as Stew suggested.

THANKS!

pat holmes