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November 4, 2016
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Search and Replace Dreamweaver 2017

  • November 4, 2016
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Where is the search and find "specific tag with attribute" feature?

This was the most important feature I use in Dreamweaver?

I use this to strip out classes and ids from my code?

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    Correct answer Jon Fritz

    Wow, looks like they removed the "Specific Tag" option all together and expect you to use Regular Expressions instead.

    Dreamweaver Help | Find and replace text

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    Niharika Jha
    Adobe Employee
    Adobe Employee
    May 6, 2017

    Hi,

    As per the new update of Dw CC 2017.1, you can now use the Advance Find and Replace dialog to do a tag search and strip its classes/attributes same as Dw CC 2015.

    Please invoke the dialog using the shortcut (Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+F) or using the menu Find->Find and Replace in Files and switch to the Advanced tab in the dialog to use this feature.

    Regards,

    Niharika Gupta

    Adobe Dreamweaver

    fal61312640
    Participating Frequently
    June 8, 2017

    Hello,

    The shortcut for Search and replace window has changed in Dreamweaver 2017.1.

    I dislike the new CTRL+F search by default, it is useless cause you can do everything with the Search and replace window.

    So, is there a way to change this shortcut ?

    I really don't want to stop using Dreamweaver.

    Thanks

    Nancy OShea
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    June 8, 2017

    Is it possible to change that shortcut ?


    No, I don't think so.

    Nancy

    Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
    mahakk20912952
    Adobe Employee
    Adobe Employee
    November 8, 2016

    Yes, it’s been removed. We are looking at ways to bring back the functionality, please stay tuned.

    Participating Frequently
    November 7, 2016

    it's absolutely ridiculous to remove this feature - it was a massive timesaver rather than having to learn regex, we're not all programmers!

    Jon Fritz
    Community Expert
    Jon FritzCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    November 4, 2016

    Wow, looks like they removed the "Specific Tag" option all together and expect you to use Regular Expressions instead.

    Dreamweaver Help | Find and replace text

    gerry-39Author
    Participating Frequently
    November 4, 2016

    Damn them all to hell lol... I was afraid of that. Why didnt they add the regex and then slowly get rid of the old feature... but ya what do I know ..

    Jon Fritz
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    November 4, 2016

    RegEx has been there for a while, but it was nice to have what was essentially a built in easy to use RegEx rule. I'd like to see it come back.

    Nancy OShea
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    November 4, 2016

    Ctrl+F -- see screenshot.

    Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert