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    • niente0
      niente0 last edited by

      Hello, I have a very annoying problem with the “Find in files” window, I kindly asked some time ago on this forum if it was possible to add an option to make the “Find in files” window stay open after a search (as the standard Find window) but this option is still missing…

      I usually do many consecutive searches into files (for example to count occurrences of a series of words), and I have to reopen the search window every time (this is really time-consuming!).

      Is it just me who has this problem? Would it be possible in future releases to add an option in settings (or directly into the search window) to keep this window open?

      Thank you all

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      • Ekopalypse
        Ekopalypse @niente0 last edited by

        @niente0

        I guess this is still happening, at least it does for me too.
        But, concerning the implementation, I assume you get a better
        chance to get this implemented if you ask for it at github.
        See here.

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        • guy038
          guy038 last edited by guy038

          Hello, @niente0, @ekopalypse and All,

          Indeed, there is a setting, in the config.xml configuration file, which acts as you would like to ;-))

          Just look for the dlgAlwaysVisible parameter, in the line <FindHistory nbMaxFindHistoryPath="10" .................. isSearch2ButtonsMode="no">

          Refer, also, to the official N++ documentation article, below :

          https://npp-user-manual.org/docs/searching/#find-replace

          Right ABOVE, this Find / Replace section, you’ll find the solution in the 2nd note of the previous section !


          So :

          • Close all instances of N++

          • Open your active Config.xml file with an external editor ( Microsoft notepad or else but not from within N++ )

          • Rewrite the part dlgAlwaysVisible="no" as dlgAlwaysVisible="yes"

          • Save the modification

          • Re-open Notepad++

          Best Regards,

          guy038

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          • Alan Kilborn
            Alan Kilborn @niente0 last edited by

            @niente0

            See here: https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/topic/16029/keep-search-window-open-all-the-time/

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            • Ekopalypse
              Ekopalypse last edited by Ekopalypse

              I don’t see any setting possibilities for this parameter (??)

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              • Alan Kilborn
                Alan Kilborn @Ekopalypse last edited by Alan Kilborn

                @Ekopalypse said in Find in files: please add option to make window stay open after search:

                I don’t see any setting possibilities for this parameter

                If you mean in the Preferences then you are 100% right…there isn’t a setting for it. Perhaps open an issue for it on github if there isn’t one already?

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                • niente0
                  niente0 @Ekopalypse last edited by

                  It seems they finally added this option in settings! Nice!!!

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