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October 11, 2011
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CTL-F = ColdFusion Search = BROKEN = PLEASE HELP!!!

  • October 11, 2011
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I'm using CF Builder Version: 2.0.0, Build: 278082 (I just installed hotfix 1 hoping that would solve these problems, but it didn't)

1) Using the ColdFusion Search between files doesn't work for me. Example: CTL-F (opens CF Search dialog) and I paste in "cfoutput" (without the quotes). I repeatedly hit the Find button and cycle through all the matches in the document. Then I select a different document, the ColdFusion Search dialog is still on top, I click the "Find" button and nothing happens. The ColdFusion Search dialog doesn't do anything, even though there are matches in the current document. I have to close the dialog, hit CTL-F again, and re-execute the search. This is completely different from the eclipse Find dialog behavior, where you can conduct the same search after switching the current document.

2) Why do multiple ColdFusion Search dialogs open? I can open as many as I want by entering CTL-F. Shouldn't it just select the dialog if it's already open? I don't get it.

Also, the CF Search dialog window position is not saved, which adds a lot more clicks to my work flow!

I must be missing something here... this is either broken or I'm not understanding something. Or better yet, maybe I can have my old eclipse find dialog back!!!

Thanks in advance!

-JP

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Inspiring
October 12, 2011

I've experienced this as well (all the issues you mention).  All should be fixed.  It might be an idea to raise some bugs: https://bugbase.adobe.com/.

If you post the bug references back here, I'll vote for 'em.

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Adam

Inspiring
October 12, 2011

Here are the bugs I created... would be great if they got votes. I cannot use CFB 2 without fixes to these problems because I rely on CTL-F to work correctly. I'm not sure how these things passed QA... it's a far departure from the way std. eclipse and CFB 1 work. At the very least, we need a patch or workaround that will allow us to turn off ColdFusion Search and use the built in eclipse Find dialog.

ColdFusion Search "Current Document" scope does not work when selecting a different file

https://bugbase.adobe.com/index.cfm?event=bug&id=2999830

ColdFusion Search does not save settings

https://bugbase.adobe.com/index.cfm?event=bug&id=2999795

There is no way to disable multiple ColdFusion Search dialogs

https://bugbase.adobe.com/index.cfm?event=bug&id=2999818

Inspiring
October 12, 2011

Good stuff.  Voted for all three.

Cheers.

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Adam