Bug in the find and replace in the selection

[pascal scalpa]

Hello all!
Did you noticed this bug in notepad 7.8.7?
If you try to find and replace a word in a selection of few lines, the selection is “deselected” and notepad is trying to find the word somewhere else…

[rinku singh]

yes you can try NppToolBucket plugin for multi line find and replace

[Alan Kilborn]

@pascal-scalpa said in Bug in the find and replace in the selection:

If you try to find and replace a word in a selection of few lines, the selection is “deselected” and …

It isn’t a bug.

When you are using the “interactive” search (Find Next button) or search+replace (Replace button) features of Notepad++, it automatically selects text after your action to show you where your next match is (thus “deselecting” a selection you had).

So…you can’t expect a selection you’ve made to remain active while you are doing this type of search/replace.

If you are interested in finding or replacing only in a selection you’ve made, your options are to tick the In selection checkbox after you’ve made your selection, and then pressing either of these buttons:

• Replace All (on the Replace tab)
• Find All in Current Document (on the Find tab)

[Alan Kilborn]

@rinku-singh said in Bug in the find and replace in the selection:

yes you can try NppToolBucket plugin for multi line find and replace

For any future readers of this thread, @rinku-singh 's answer has absolutely nothing to do with what @pascal-scalpa wrote about.

[pascal scalpa]

@Alan-Kilborn
Thanks for reply.
I do it the way you said.
I know well this functionnality i used it often before.
The bug is always here !

[Alan Kilborn]

@pascal-scalpa

The bug is always here !

There is no bug.