| 'Find' feature in Eclipse is poorly implemented [message #265372] |
Fri, 10 October 2008 10:47  |
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The Find feature in Eclipse is a pain to use. Every time I type Control-F,
it 'forgets' the previous thing I searched for and I have to type it again
(or reach for the mouse to pick it from the history pulldown). Sometimes,
when I bring up the Find dialog, the text field doesn't have focus and I
have to tab/mouse to it. And when it finds the text I'm looking for, the
Find dialog keeps focus and I have to dismiss it to get back to the
document I'm editing.
Maybe I'm just too used to standard Windows and Mac programs and the way
they do search, but the Find feature in Eclipse is nonstandard and just
frustrating to use, and gets in my way more often than not. Today it drove
me crazy enough to post about it.
Are there any plans to improve the Find feature, or is there some way to
replace it with a plugin or something?
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| Re: 'Find' feature in Eclipse is poorly implemented [message #265376 is a reply to message #265372] |
Fri, 10 October 2008 11:12  |
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Originally posted by: 4cs6fcg02.sneakemail.com
Brian Kendig schreef:
> The Find feature in Eclipse is a pain to use. Every time I type
> Control-F, it 'forgets' the previous thing I searched for and I have to
Normally, it will have the presently selected text as a search term,
which I find very useful, especially if you want to replace stuff.
> type it again (or reach for the mouse to pick it from the history
> pulldown).
Simply hit Arrow Down.
> Sometimes, when I bring up the Find dialog, the text field
> doesn't have focus and I have to tab/mouse to it.
That seems like a bug. bugs.eclipse.org/bugs is the place to be.
> And when it finds the
> text I'm looking for, the Find dialog keeps focus and I have to dismiss
> it to get back to the document I'm editing.
I suppose that’s a feature: what if you wanted to keep searching? Yes,
there are other solutions to this, you might argue they are better.
> Maybe I'm just too used to standard Windows and Mac programs and the way
> they do search, but the Find feature in Eclipse is nonstandard and just
> frustrating to use, and gets in my way more often than not. Today it
> drove me crazy enough to post about it.
>
> Are there any plans to improve the Find feature, or is there some way to
> replace it with a plugin or something?
Maybe if you file a bug at the address above and get enough people to
vote for it. I don’t know about plugins replacing the find behavior.
H.
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Hendrik Maryns
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