Selection After Successful Text Search Not Visible

[zakko]

Precondition:
A line of code/text, that is distinctly exceeding the current window width.

Reproduction:
1. Mark line to search in selection
2. Ctrl+F, enter (existing) search string
(Options: all unchecked, Search in: all checked, Scope: Selection, Direction: Forward, Wrap: checked)
3. Hit "Search Next"
4. Cursor jumps to the furthest right window position at the beginning of the selcetion of the found search string. Selected search string is right outside window and not visible.

Expected behavior:
The string selected by the search should be somehow centered or at least visible within the resulting window position.

This is currently tested only in a Program window, but the behavior might occur in other window types. Using PLSQL Developer Version 14.0.2.1969 (64 bit) on a Windows 10 Build 19041.

 

[Marco Kalter]

We'll improve this so that the editor scrolls horizontally to make the search string visible.

 

[zakko]

I just stumbled over a similar issue, when removing linebreaks to concatenate content to one large line:

1. Paste multiline text to (Program) window
2. Go to end of first line
3. Hit DEL to remove linebreaks until recent second line "jumps" at the end of first line
4. Move cursor to the end of the resulting first line
(Repeat until first line length exeeds window width)
5. Hit DEL again to "catch" next line: Cursor jumps to the furthest right window position at the beginning of the concatenated line contend. "New" substring of frist line is right outside window and not visible.

Expected behavior:
As a user you want to see, what has been added to the line. Window position should show new end of line and not just cursor on the left of new content of first line.

 

[zakko]

I just installed the new 14.0.3.1981 release. After reading it in the release notes ("Editor search hits were not always immediately visible when too far to the right") I did a re-check. This works for global search (thanks for that one) but unfortunately still persists for search in a single selected line (Scope: Selection).

 

[Marco Kalter]

We'll check it out.