From: Andy S. <an...@ru...> - 2006-04-20 00:26:20
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On Wednesday 19 April 2006 10:55 pm, Dimitri Maziuk wrote: > On Wednesday 19 April 2006 05:37 pm, Jeffrey Hoyt wrote: > > Oh, please no. jEdit is a powerful text editor. I shouldn't have to > > answer that question every time I do that functionality. > > No, you shouldn't, but the established idiom for that sort of thing is the > "don't ask me again" checkbox. > > The proper fix is either to use two separate dialogs for search and "search > & replace" or add some magic to tell the dialog that last search pattern > does not correspond to last replace pattern. Or something along these > lines. Either way, the fix is non-trivial and requires lots of work. > Whereas a dialog box is trivial and can be done completely at macro level > (although the "don't ask me again" checkbox may take a little longer). > > Current design is a textbook example of "Murphy meets the law of unintended > consequences". Dima is exactly right which is not to say jEdit should change. Simply acknowledge the point would be an accomplishment. |