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List:       jedit-devel
Subject:    Re: [ jEdit-devel ] Search/replace in directory - open all files?
From:       "Nicholas O'Leary" <nick.oleary () gmail ! com>
Date:       2006-11-29 19:57:12
Message-ID: 54de785c0611291157v393b1935kbd4b1c3fa7147a43 () mail ! gmail ! com
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Whilst I am loathe to suggest it, it seems the only way you are going
to have behaviour that everyone understands and likes is to make the
behaviour user-definable. Maybe a check-box in the dialog (which is
enabled when a directory search is done), that controls whether the
files are opened or not.

I know we want to avoid interface clutter, but I don't think
overloading the hypersearch checkbox as the open-files checkbox is a
good idea.

Cheers,
N

On 28/11/06, Martin Raspe <hertzhaft@biblhertz.it> wrote:
> Nicholas O'Leary wrote:
> > If changes are made and saved to all matching files, then I believe
> > the current undo system in jEdit would prevent you from being able to
> > undo the changes in the files.
> >
> > I don't believe the current behaviour should be changed without some
> > thought as to how undo'ing this would work.
>
> Currently there is no difference whether the "hypersearch" checkbox is
> checked or not. The hypersearch result window is not opened at all and
> shows no results.
>
> I would propose the following:
>
> If you leave the "hypersearch" checkbox unchecked, then all changed
> files are loaded, and the user will be able to undo everything.
> If it is checked, however, then all changes are done in the file system
> only, and the user gets the results in the hypersearch window.
>
> Sometimes there is there is no doubt about what will happen, or there is
> a large number of files to change which could reach the memory limit,
> then cluttering jEdit with open buffers is a nuisance.
>
> Would that be a solution?
>
> Martin
>
> > On 24/11/06, Martin Raspe <hertzhaft@biblhertz.it> wrote:
> >> When I search/replace in multiple files using the "Search in Directory"
> >> command, all changed files are opened in new buffers. jEdit does so
> >> whether I check the "hypersearch" checkbox or not. In my opinion, with
> >> this option set, the changed files should be shown in the hypertext
> >> window, possibly with all occurrences of the change, but not open all files.
> >>
> >> Am I overlooking something? Or should this behaviour be changed?
> >>
> >> Martin
> >>
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