Label consistency: Find/Replace or Search/Replace

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Husky
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Label consistency: Find/Replace or Search/Replace

Post by Husky » Thu Nov 21, 2013 2:39 am

Hi everybody,

If I call the tool "Find/Replace" a window pops up which is labeled with "Search/Replace". If I check the "Reference Manual" and search for "Search/Replace" I'll get the Info "Your search did not match any documents."

Sounds not like a big deal*** ... but I think it would be a good idea to use always the same label "across-the-board".


*** (one day it could be! :wink: )

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Re: Label consistency: Find/Replace or Search/Replace

Post by andrew » Thu Nov 21, 2013 9:51 am

Agreed. "Search/Replace" it is (since there's no guarantee the tool will find something, but it sure will search ;) ).

Edit: On the other hand everyone else calls it 'Find' it seems. That was probably the reason I changed the menu label...

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Re: Label consistency: Find/Replace or Search/Replace

Post by Husky » Thu Nov 21, 2013 9:20 pm

I don't now why - but I like the "Search/Replace" term more than the "Find/Replace" term.

On the other hand: Since ever windows is using the shortcut "Ctrl+F" for this tool - and I can't believe that the "F" is the placeholder for "Search" .... :wink:
However - I like still "Search" more ... :lol:

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Re: Label consistency: Find/Replace or Search/Replace

Post by Clive » Sun Nov 24, 2013 10:26 pm

Yes guys, I agree with you both - 'search and replace' sounds better 8) .
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