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Replace function is always replacing the current selected text
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Description
The replace function (Edit-Find-Find and Replace...) is always replacing the current selected text, regardless of whether the current select text matches the source text. (Replace All is working as expected.)
It should at least do a "Find" from cursorStart to ensure the selected text matches the source text before replacing it.
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First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start at the Edit-Find-Find and Replace... entry point and compare its single-replacement behavior with Replace All, which the report says works correctly. Reproduce the case where the selection does not match the source text, then verify that matching selections still replace and nonmatching selections are left unchanged.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- macos, objective-c
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100