Search in Preview--Strange Behaviour

retiredbiker · 12-02-2019, 06:46 PM

I've noticed a strange thing in searching since version 4. If I search in the preview screen, that search hangs around and gets in the way of normal searches. Even if I remove the search term, it stays active. Here is an example.

I typed a common word, "now" into the preview pane search.
Then I started searching for CHAPTER in the normal text search box.
It will find CHAPTER, but it continues to position the preview at "now" as well as CHAPTER, which is a bit confusing.
I took out the "now" from the preview search box, but it just carries on, as shown in the image.
To recover, I seem to have to save, exit, and re-open the editor.

Has anyone seen this, or have a fix? Thanks.

kovidgoyal · 12-02-2019, 10:40 PM

Simply delete the text in the preview search box and press enter to clear that search.

retiredbiker · 12-03-2019, 10:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

Simply delete the text in the preview search box and press enter to clear that search.

Press enter. How simple. How foolish I feel. Thank you!

12-02-2019, 06:46 PM	#1
retiredbiker Addict Posts: 386 Karma: 1638210 Join Date: May 2013 Location: Ontario, Canada Device: Kindle KB, Oasis, Pop_Os!, Jutoh, Kobo Forma	Search in Preview--Strange Behaviour I've noticed a strange thing in searching since version 4. If I search in the preview screen, that search hangs around and gets in the way of normal searches. Even if I remove the search term, it stays active. Here is an example. I typed a common word, "now" into the preview pane search. Then I started searching for CHAPTER in the normal text search box. It will find CHAPTER, but it continues to position the preview at "now" as well as CHAPTER, which is a bit confusing. I took out the "now" from the preview search box, but it just carries on, as shown in the image. To recover, I seem to have to save, exit, and re-open the editor. Has anyone seen this, or have a fix? Thanks. Attached Thumbnails

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12-02-2019, 10:40 PM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,844 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Simply delete the text in the preview search box and press enter to clear that search.