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    niente0
    last edited by Oct 28, 2019, 10:55 AM

    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 @niente0
      last edited by Oct 28, 2019, 11:06 AM

      @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
        last edited by guy038 Oct 28, 2019, 12:37 PM Oct 28, 2019, 11:55 AM

        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 @niente0
          last edited by Oct 28, 2019, 11:56 AM

          @niente0

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

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            Ekopalypse
            last edited by Ekopalypse Oct 28, 2019, 12:12 PM Oct 28, 2019, 12:12 PM

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

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              Alan Kilborn @Ekopalypse
              last edited by Alan Kilborn Oct 28, 2019, 12:27 PM Oct 28, 2019, 12:25 PM

              @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 @Ekopalypse
                last edited by Oct 10, 2020, 8:11 AM

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

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