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    Alan Kilborn
    last edited by Jan 15, 2020, 7:18 PM

    I know I’ve done this at least twice now, so it is worth asking about:

    Sometimes I’ll mouse-select some text in the Find-Result window, then I’ll go to another application for something, then I’ll return to Notepad++ and want to copy to the clipboard the text I selected earlier (and remains currently selected). There doesn’t seem to be a way to do it because I can’t seem to get input focus back where it needs to be without clicking with the mouse, and that action destroys the selection I had before.

    Any hints on how to accomplish this?

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      Alan Kilborn @Alan Kilborn
      last edited by Alan Kilborn Jan 15, 2020, 7:22 PM Jan 15, 2020, 7:22 PM

      I think I can answer my own question (is that allowed?..probably, but I can’t upvote it…).

      I found that by clicking in the fold margin:

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      I was able to then ctrl+c copy my previously selected text in Find-Result.

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        PeterJones
        last edited by PeterJones Jan 15, 2020, 7:49 PM Jan 15, 2020, 7:48 PM

        @Alan-Kilborn ,

        Alternatively, I was able to get it to work by Right Clicking on the current selection in the Find-Result window, then cancelling out of the context menu. (Or using the RClick context menu to initiate the copy)

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          Alan Kilborn @PeterJones
          last edited by Jan 15, 2020, 8:51 PM

          @PeterJones said in Selecting, Leaving, Returning, then Copying from Find-Result window:

          Right Clicking on the current selection in the Find-Result window, then cancelling out

          Ah, yes, that works for me as well.

          Or using the RClick context menu to initiate the copy

          Well, that doesn’t get me the text I had previously selected (well, it gets me that but also more, so it is not desirable).

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            Ekopalypse
            last edited by Jan 15, 2020, 9:27 PM

            Press F7?

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              Alan Kilborn
              last edited by Jan 15, 2020, 9:39 PM

              @Ekopalypse said in Selecting, Leaving, Returning, then Copying from Find-Result window:

              Press F7?

              Also works. Can’t say I’ve ever used the keyboard commands for Find-Result window from the Search window; I always use the mouse.

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                Ekopalypse @Alan Kilborn
                last edited by Jan 15, 2020, 9:43 PM

                @Alan-Kilborn

                I’m too lazy to take my fingers off the keyboard. :-D
                Actually I should experiment if I can work without a mouse connected completely :-)

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                  Alan Kilborn @Ekopalypse
                  last edited by Alan Kilborn Jan 16, 2020, 1:15 AM Jan 16, 2020, 1:13 AM

                  I think I still like the click-on-fold-margin the best, and not only because I provided that answer. :-)

                  @Ekopalypse said in Selecting, Leaving, Returning, then Copying from Find-Result window:

                  Actually I should experiment if I can work without a mouse connected completely

                  Maybe you can now that 7.8.3 offers a way to switch to Find window via keyboard without overwriting your previous search term. Of course, if you switch to Find via ctrl+f and then realize you should’ve gone to Replace via ctrl+h… (sure, Esc then ctrl+h does it, but I feel that is rather ugly). [Didn’t verify, but I presume 7.8.3’s option for ctrl+f also works with ctrl+h, and even ctrl+shift+f…hmmm]

                  I’ve never understood the “full keyboarding” approach, but I respect it. Sure, most text editor use is for (duh) typing text, but occasionally grabbing the mouse gives the wrist a rest from constantly the same activity.

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                    Ekopalypse @Alan Kilborn
                    last edited by Ekopalypse Jan 16, 2020, 11:43 AM Jan 16, 2020, 11:42 AM

                    @Alan-Kilborn said in Selecting, Leaving, Returning, then Copying from Find-Result window:

                    Maybe you can now that 7.8.3 offers …

                    To be honest, I barely use the find window. In my workflow
                    there is no need to do this often.

                    I’ve never understood the “full keyboarding” approach, … occasionally grabbing the mouse gives the wrist a rest from constantly the same activity.

                    :-) I don’t have this problem because the coding represents maybe 10% of my working time.
                    At home, when I program for fun, I constantly have to take my hand off the keyboard,
                    because I have to take the board off my head all the time, because of the stupid mistakes I make all the time. :-D

                    Not sure this board off my head translated correctly.
                    Blockhead seems to be the translation for Brett vorm Kopf

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