Find/Replace text into both dialog boxes

Steadyhands · 02-24-2013, 02:15 PM

Is there a way to put the selected text into both the find and replace dialog boxes in the same action?

My workflow now is to Select the text, Ctrl-C, Ctrl-F, put cursor in the replace box and Ctrl-V. I then tweak the replace version to suit.

theducks · 02-24-2013, 02:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Steadyhands

Is there a way to put the selected text into both the find and replace dialog boxes in the same action?

My workflow now is to Select the text, Ctrl-C, Ctrl-F, put cursor in the replace box and Ctrl-V. I then tweak the replace version to suit.

That is what I do

Steadyhands · 02-24-2013, 02:29 PM

I was thinking it would be nice to be able to do this in one action and assign it a hotkey.

DiapDealer · 02-24-2013, 02:35 PM

I tend to do it that way too. But in all honesty, I'm not sure that pre-populating both boxes would save me (personally) all that much time. I've usually got enough changes to make that one more copy/paste key-combo isn't really going to put me out all that much.

I certainly wouldn't be opposed to such a feature, but I don't think there's anyway to accomplish it with past or current versions.

meme · 02-25-2013, 02:23 PM

It would be pretty easy to use Ctrl-F to populate both boxes instead of just one, but I wonder if that would cause any problems for anyone.

theducks · 02-25-2013, 02:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by meme

It would be pretty easy to use Ctrl-F to populate both boxes instead of just one, but I wonder if that would cause any problems for anyone.

Actually, Yes!
Sometime I use ONE replace value over multiple Searches.

When I want to use the same, I copy and Paste.

02-24-2013, 02:15 PM	#1
Steadyhands Connoisseur Posts: 57 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2011 Device: Samsung Tablet	Find/Replace text into both dialog boxes Is there a way to put the selected text into both the find and replace dialog boxes in the same action? My workflow now is to Select the text, Ctrl-C, Ctrl-F, put cursor in the replace box and Ctrl-V. I then tweak the replace version to suit.

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02-24-2013, 02:29 PM	#3
Steadyhands Connoisseur Posts: 57 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2011 Device: Samsung Tablet	I was thinking it would be nice to be able to do this in one action and assign it a hotkey.

02-24-2013, 02:35 PM	#4
DiapDealer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 27,552 Karma: 193191846 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD	I tend to do it that way too. But in all honesty, I'm not sure that pre-populating both boxes would save me (personally) all that much time. I've usually got enough changes to make that one more copy/paste key-combo isn't really going to put me out all that much. I certainly wouldn't be opposed to such a feature, but I don't think there's anyway to accomplish it with past or current versions.

02-25-2013, 02:23 PM	#5
meme Sigil developer Posts: 1,275 Karma: 1101600 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: UK Device: Kindle PW, K4 NT, K3, Kobo Touch	It would be pretty easy to use Ctrl-F to populate both boxes instead of just one, but I wonder if that would cause any problems for anyone.

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