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Word under caret is needlessly selected on running "Find in Search Results"
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Description
STR:
Open the Find dialog and execute a command displaying the Search Results window.
Open the "Find in Search Results" dialog.
Result:
The word under the caret in the editing view is selected.
The "Find what" field in the Find dialog is filled with that word.
Notepad++ 8.5.1
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Research direction
Start with the command handling at PowerEditor/src/NppBigSwitch.cpp:425 and reproduce the reported steps in Notepad++ 8.5.1: display Search Results, then open "Find in Search Results." Trace why the editing view's caret word is selected and copied into "Find what"; done means the dialog opens without that unintended selection or fill.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 48/100