Scott Meyers wrote:
Please try your test again, this time using subscripting instead of
blinking. I find that I can search and find blinking text when I do
what you do, but I can't find subscripted text.
I created a character style from “Default” and named it “Subscript”. I
applied it to two words. I then modified the “Subscript” style to
include “Blinking”. The words began to blink.
I opened “Find & Replace...”. I selected “More Options”. I clicked on
“No Format” to remove any current formatting in the search criteria.
Then under “Attributes”, I selected “Blinking”. The word “Blinking”
appeared beneath the “Search box”. I ticked “Including styles”. I made
sure that the “Search for” input field was empty. Then I clicked on
“Find All”.
The two blinking, subscripted words were found.
I then tried using “Strong Emphasis” again. I put two words into that
style. Then added subscript to the mix. The words became visibly
subscripted as well as bold.
I opened “Find & Replace...”. I selected “More Options”. I clicked on
“No Format” to remove any current formatting in the search criteria.
Then under “Attributes”, I selected “Position” which should indicate any
attribute applied through the “Position” tab. The word “Position”
appeared beneath the “Search box”. I ticked “Including styles”. I made
sure that the “Search for” input field was empty. Then I clicked on
“Find All”.
All four subscripted words were found, the two from the first test and
the two with “Strong Emphasis” as their style.
I clicked on “No Format” to remove any current formatting in the search
criteria. Then under “Format..”, I ticked “Subscript" and ticked
“Automatic” beside “Base/Position”. The words “Subscript automatic”
appeared beneath the “Search box”. I ticked “Including styles”. I made
sure that the “Search for” input field was empty. Then I clicked on
“Find All”.
Again all four subscripted words were found.
Is it possible that your “Search for” field is not really empty, that it
contains spaces or something?
I tried turning on “Regular Expression” and sticking a period into the
“Search for” box. Again, all four words were found.
This has always worked for me, except when I screw something up like
leaving some spaces in the “Find & Replace” box or forget to turn on
“Including Style” or make some other error which is obvious when I just
look at the dialog box.
Everything is working just as I expect on my system. Unfortunately,
there’s not much more I can do. At least you can be assured that this
all does work.
Jim Allan
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