Automattic / Automattic/wp-calypso

Desktop app: Add in-editor search

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[Feature] WordPress Desktop App [Pri] Low Feature Request Triaged
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Description

### What

Add an option to search for text inside a specific post in the editor - as can be done by pressing Ctrl/Cmd-F in a browser

### Why

With longer posts and pages, this would allow people to quickly find specific text they need to edit.

I can see this being useful to some people in the Reader view in the app as well.

Requested in https://wordpress.com/forums/topic/search-function-for-the-deskop-app/?view=all

### How

_No response_

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Research direction

No file, test, or code entry point is named. Start by locating the desktop editor's post view and checking whether the requested search should also apply to Reader view; done means Ctrl/Cmd-F can find text within the selected post and supports the stated editing use case.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
typescript
Domain
desktop
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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