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Bug: Repeated searches with Ctrl+F causes "error ping"

Dennis Boffy

If I have to replace a certain word/phrase several times in a text, I will not use Search and Replace because I want to save the changes right away. So instead I use Search (Ctrl+F), I then press ESC to close the search window, Ctrl+V to insert the new phrase (previously copied) on top of (replacing) the found search term, Ctrl+Alt+Enter to save and then Ctrl+F again to find next instance. However, when I press Ctrl+F to find next instance of the term/phrase to replace, I often get an "error ping" (the sound which the computer uses to indicate an inactive key press or similar). I then have to move to either the previous or the next segment with Arrow Up/Down in order to be allowed to press CTRL-F and open the search window. This seems like a bug.
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  • 0 in reply to Oana Nagy

    Hi Steven,

    Thanks for looking into this. I am not sure what you mean by "windows open" - you mean in Studio, like the search window? I have just done a quick test, and it happens without any windows open apart from the main Studio window. I can add that the cursor is visible (at the beginning of the segment following the one where I did the change since I save the changed segment with Ctrl+Alt+Enter, causing the next segment to become active) when this happens, so it is not caused by a "normal" loss of focus. I can also say that in fact I don't need to move to another segment to solve the problem - it is enough if I move to another line (or even move one character sideways) in the segment the cursor is in. But it only happens if I press Ctrl+Alt+Enter after making the change. Apparently it does not happen if I use Alt+Plus to save the changed segment. I can also add that apparently it mostly happens if I do this very quickly - that is, if I press Ctrl-F very quickly after having pressed Alt-Ctrl+Enter (when you have to do a sequence of similar key presses several times, you (or at least I) can do them very quickly after a short while). Does this help?
  • 0 in reply to Dennis Boffy

    Hi

    are you using AHK for these keystrokes? If so, why not slow down the script with the Sleep command.

    If you are not using AHK (yet), this looks like an excellent case to do so. Write a script that does these repetitive keystrokes for you, and build in the delays that you need to avoid any "pings" or other problems.

    Daniel