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IncrementalSearch

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IncrementalSearch
General
Search status
Search start
Search control
Search end
Settings
Options

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General

The editor supports an incremental search facility for the current page. To start it: The editor is then in incremental search mode and anything that is typed becomes a search string. As you type you are brought to the first match in the current text. Incremental Search supports regex. For example: To find the word "incremental" ór the word "search" in a page, type: Incremental search is case insensitive. The search starts at the cursor position (1.8beta5 and prior always started at page beginning).

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Search status

What at any point in time the current search string is, can be seen in the search status on the left hand side of the WikidPad status bar. The color of the status field depicts the result of the search: The search string can be edited inside the status field using the cursor keys and Backspace and Delete. When done, select search next or search previous to find a match.

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Search start

How the editor starts incremental search depends on the key pressed and whether there ís or isn't any text selected. Top

Search control

To find the next match (search next) either: To find the previous match (search previous) either: Top

Search end

To end incremental search manually either: Incremental search will end automitically after a certain period of inactivity (of the keyboard). This period can be adapted in "Options".

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Settings

Options

Delay before auto-close
Controls how many seconds of inactivity before the incremental search is closed automatically. 0 means "wait forever".

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