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I think what Anders is getting at is as follows: * the incremental search locks the window. Although the arrow keys, ESC, etc. get out of search mode, it is impossible to scroll the window or use the menus. This is inconvenient, especially considering the second point: * after leaving incremental search, the search field is erased, and a new search must be retyped. It would be nice if the search field remained in view for (say) 5 seconds after leaving search mode, so that if you hit CTRL+E again, you don't need to retype the search. However, I agree with PSPad that it is probably unnecessary to have the search field always in view. On the other hand, Anders also suggested that * incremental search should also be compatible with regular expressions. I don't see this being feasible -- are there any other programs that offer this feature? It seems like it would be very messy, since regexps work in a much more intricate way than simple substring matching. Cheers, Tim -- PSPad freeware editor http://www.pspad.com
