wish list: Search across open files

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wish list: Search across open files

[GoogleCodeExporter]

Agreed, this would be a useful feature.

Any user interface suggestions? Would a checkbox "Search all open documents" in 
the Replace dialog be 
suitable, or do you have other ideas?

Original comment by [email protected] on 29 Jul 2008 at 9:59

• Changed state: Accepted
• Added labels: Type-Enhancement
• Removed labels: Type-Defect

[GoogleCodeExporter]

No other ideas, I'm afraid. A checkbox sounds like the right and usual thing to 
do. I
usually end up using the keystrokes anyway. 

Original comment by [email protected] on 7 Aug 2008 at 6:00

[GoogleCodeExporter]

In svn rev.121, there are now checkboxes in the Find dialog for "Find all 
occurrences" and "Search all open files". 
I'm not really happy with the interface and the interaction with other options, 
but at least there's some basic 
functionality available.

(There's no corresponding "Replace in all open files" yet; would that be 
helpful, or is it not important?)

Original comment by [email protected] on 17 Aug 2008 at 9:53

• Changed state: Started

[GoogleCodeExporter]

I think people would expect to have the "Replace in all files" as a natural
complement to "Search in all files"; at least all the people who use LaTeX in my
house would :-)

Definitely helpful.

Original comment by [email protected] on 18 Aug 2008 at 2:55

[GoogleCodeExporter]

"...in all open files" is now available in the Replace dialog as well as Find. 
(r.160) This only works with the 
"replace all" function; it isn't available (for now, at least) with manual 
one-by-one replace operations.

Original comment by [email protected] on 15 Sep 2008 at 9:40

• Changed state: Fixed

[GoogleCodeExporter]

Working in Mac
Search Result window, when "Find all occurrences" is enabled:
--this window shows the full path to the files searched, but that is really 
verbose,
and it would probably make more sense as a default to show only the file name, 
thus
taking less screen space.
--this window does not currently respond to either Cmd+W or to the Esc key to be
closed. Mouse only?

Thanks and bon courage, Jonathan!
J.

Original comment by [email protected] on 3 Oct 2008 at 12:31