Global find bar?
- Caspid
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Global find bar?
When I Ctrl+F something in one tab, switch to another, and hit F3, I expect it to search for the same entry (the old findbar behavior). Is there an add-on that replicates this?
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Re: Global find bar?
Moving to Firefox Builds as version 91.0 is not a release version.
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Re: Global find bar?
This doesn't belong in Firefox Builds as the described issue has been in Release for over a year.DanRaisch wrote:Moving to Firefox Builds as version 91.0 is not a release version.
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Re: Global find bar?
butr he's still using 91 which isnt released, so Dan is right to leave it herebjherbison wrote:This doesn't belong in Firefox Builds as the described issue has been in Release for over a year.DanRaisch wrote:Moving to Firefox Builds as version 91.0 is not a release version.
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Re: Global find bar?
Caspid wrote:When I Ctrl+F something in one tab, switch to another, and hit F3, I expect it to search for the same entry (the old findbar behavior). Is there an add-on that replicates this?
No extension needed WFM
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Re: Global find bar?
I thought FF did away with that expected/useful feature - but maybe not.
Now, I'm thinking that how you implement your search will determine if it works or not?
Something like...
(open 3 pages in tabs)
Ctrl+F -> 'the'
(leave Findbar open)
jump to second tab, F3 [works]
jump to third tab, F3 [works]
Quit & restart...
(open 3 pages in tabs)
Ctrl+F -> 'the'
-> hit F3 & advance through a few 'the's.
(close the Findbar)
jump to second tab, F3 [fails]
jump to third tab, F3 [fails]
(Don't hold me to the above, cause implementation, instead of "just working as expected", is simply too confusing, illogical.)
Now, I'm thinking that how you implement your search will determine if it works or not?
Something like...
(open 3 pages in tabs)
Ctrl+F -> 'the'
(leave Findbar open)
jump to second tab, F3 [works]
jump to third tab, F3 [works]
Quit & restart...
(open 3 pages in tabs)
Ctrl+F -> 'the'
-> hit F3 & advance through a few 'the's.
(close the Findbar)
jump to second tab, F3 [fails]
jump to third tab, F3 [fails]
(Don't hold me to the above, cause implementation, instead of "just working as expected", is simply too confusing, illogical.)
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Re: Global find bar?
therube wrote:I thought FF did away with that expected/useful feature - but maybe not.
Now, I'm thinking that how you implement your search will determine if it works or not?
Something like...
(open 3 pages in tabs)
Ctrl+F -> 'the'
(leave Findbar open)
jump to second tab, F3 [works]
jump to third tab, F3 [works]
Quit & restart...
(open 3 pages in tabs)
Ctrl+F -> 'the'
-> hit F3 & advance through a few 'the's.
(close the Findbar)
jump to second tab, F3 [fails]
jump to third tab, F3 [fails]
(Don't hold me to the above, cause implementation, instead of "just working as expected", is simply too confusing, illogical.)
I just re-tested and yes, seems to be the key that you have to leave the 'find bar' open for the multi-tab search to work.