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Originally Posted by BeckyEbook
I will repeat my comment from last year.
I didn't want you to think there was any conspiracy against the idea. It's not.
I took special interest in the idea again:
1. installed the dangerous version 1.4.0
and
2. built fresh Sigil 2.4.2 with a fix for toggle the F&R window.
By the way, I understood (again!) why this solution was rolled back in version 1.4.1.
I already explain.
Currently, we have such a situation. You are sitting in Code View and editing text. Hands-on the keyboard, so you invoke the F&R window via the Ctrl-F shortcut (or another one if you have changed the default settings). Whether the window is visible or not – focus jumps to F&R, you enter something into the "Find" field, then tab and complete the "Replace" field. Later "Replace" or something else. Everything works great.
After implementing the toggle fix (show/hide):
What happens when the F&R box is visible on the screen, and you want to jump to it via Ctrl-F? The F&R window will disappear! You have to apply the keyboard shortcut a SECOND time to make it appear again! This is what kept me awake at night when this switching was implemented in version 1.4.0. Fortunately, version 1.4.1 came out right away, which had other problems and was soon replaced by 1.4.2.
If you have an idea for a solution to this problem – I am really in favor of consistency in switching all windows. |
Should be like other optional windows, a menu item/shortcut option to toggle show and hide, and a menu item/shortcut option to give it keyboard focus. The fact that it is not dockable should be irrelevant.
Pretty sure I already suggested a solution (may have been for calibre which has the same (IMO) defect): an additional menu item/shortcut (with no default) option to close the F&R window. I can't recall why that was rejected.
BR