Pierce Tyler wrote: > > I'd like to take you up on your offer to "insist on the importance of a > feature" -- and then also add what I believe is a very closely-related > request. > > I found the following on the "Annoying Behaviors" list: > > "Current search and replace facility should be able to find and replace > text contained in text fields inserted in the document view as generated > content." > > I agree. The application (which is great, btw) finds words you are > seeking to replace--even if they are in referenced files. And you are > even allowed to hit the REPLACE button. But (gadzooks!) no change is > made to the found word you are trying to replace. I'm guessing the final > step of actually making the change is hard to implement, which is why it > hasn't been done yet? > > Along the same lines: The same/similar behavior occurs when using the > spell-checker. The application finds misspelled words in files copied > into a modular document by reference. It also allows you to enter a > suggested correction. But then the correction is not made. [sigh] > > The only workaround I've found is to do CTRL + SHIFT + E to edit the > referenced file where the typo or the term-to-be-replaced is found. > However, having to go through these steps is definitely "annoying." > > I'm working on the most current available Personal Edition version > 3.6.2. Any idea when or if these capabilities might be added? >
The annoying behavior you cite (which has to do with form controls embedded in the document view -- see http://www.xmlmind.com/xmleditor/wish_list.html) is absolutely not related to this other, ``new'', one: performing search/replace or spell-checking in a modular document where some included modules are read-only. (I'm saying that because the workaround you use is "CTRL + SHIFT + E to edit the referenced file".) What you need is to be able to edit modular documents in place. We agree that this would be much more convenient than to "CTRL + SHIFT + E to edit the referenced file". May be we'll implement editing modular documents in place. May be not. We have not decided yet. However if this happens, it will happen in XXE v4 (a major overhaul of XXE) which will not be released before several months. --- PS: I'm going to add the behavior you described to our Users Wish List.
