I tested it by copy paste text from your first topic. Maybe in your file are some special characters.
I just tested it now with selected text and cursor on the first selected line When I start search, selection disappeared and the first line is selected. Search next, next... marked line by line -- <https://forum.pspad.com/read.php?2,76627,76654> PSPad freeware editor https://www.pspad.com
