Replace in selection

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ID:137396 Nov 28 2001, 3:43 pm
Sariat	Lets say I have 21 errors becuase I used src instead of usr in a snippet of code. Example: mob/verb/test src << "blah" src << "blah" // and so on When hitting CTRL+H And looking up src in the code snippet, I cant replace them all in that code snippet. Heres a suggetsion, add it so that you can replace withing the SELECTION. That would be nice. :) -Sariat

Nov 29 2001, 11:58 am
Tom	This is on the List. It's a bit of a pain because the selection is used to highlight the found/replaced word, so we'll need to have two separate selection rectangles. Anyway, point noted!

Nov 29 2001, 9:49 pm In response to Tom
Zilal	Tom wrote: This is on the List. It's a bit of a pain because the selection is used to highlight the found/replaced word, so we'll need to have two separate selection rectangles. Couldn't it remove the first selection rectangle but just remember where it had started and stopped? Z

Nov 29 2001, 10:50 pm

In response to Zilal

Tom

Zilal wrote:

Tom wrote:

This is on the List. It's a bit of a pain because the selection is used to highlight the found/replaced word, so we'll need to have two separate selection rectangles.

Couldn't it remove the first selection rectangle but just remember where it had started and stopped?

Well, in some cases it could. But in general I'd like a user be able to make a selection, do a "find word in selection", then close the dialog and not lose either of the selections (so that a "find next word in selection" could be used subsequently). It's an anal-retentive detail, but since it's a pain do just right I'm holding back on doing it at all.

Ha, I just noticed that the VC++ editor doesn't do this right, either! Their solution: don't allow users to do "find next" on selections ("replace" is ok) I guess we could go that route...

Nov 30 2001, 3:25 am In response to Tom
Spuzzum	Tom wrote: This is on the List. It's a bit of a pain because the selection is used to highlight the found/replaced word, so we'll need to have two separate selection rectangles. I'm so happy! I was all annoyed that my suggestion way back whenever seemed blithely ignored, when it turns out it wasn't! =)