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Copy design find and replace dialog should respect selection context

Copy design find and replace dialog should respect selection context

In copy design when using find and replace, there are options to select for where and which field (Look In and within) to perform the find and replace function, however, these options always need to be selected manually. If the user forgets to select these then he will end up doing it in the wrong field.

 

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I'd like these options (Look In and within) to auto follow the context in which the find and replace dialog is brought up. That is:

1. If I right-click on the numbering panel and select find and replace then the within field should be set to Numbering panel too. If the focus is on the main panel then of course it should be set to Main Panel.

2. If I right-click on the Prefix field of the numbering panel then the within field should be set to the Numbering panel and the Look In field should be set to Prefix. The same should apply to the target path and target name field in the Main panel, Folders panel, etc.

 

This way it is much more convenient and efficient.

 

 

2 Comments
ihayesjr
Community Manager

@smilinger 

Thank you for the idea. However, if this dialog follows the context, this means that it will not be sticky.

For example, if you always use this feature in the main panel, and your cursor is focused in the Numbering Panel, you will constantly have to switch these settings. 

In other words, you give up the sticky behavior for the context behavior. 

Is that okay with you? 

smilinger
Advisor

@ihayesjr

Yes, that's OK for me. In my case, I tend to right-click and select find and replace.

 

Let's be more specific. If the user right-clicks a field and selects find and replace, then I think his intention is very clear that he wants to do it in that field. However, if the user selects find and replace from the toolbar, then it's discussable that his intention may not be that clear.

 

And, Vault may not support it. I have tried it when the focus is in the numbering panel field, if I click find and replace on the toolbar, the focus is changed back the the main panel.

 

I can accept that the right-click-and-select option is context-aware and click-from-toolbar retains the current behavior.

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