help button vanished from dialogs find (in files), replace

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woho
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help button vanished from dialogs find (in files), replace

Post by woho »

at least until Textpad 5.4.1 there was a 'help' button in following dialogs
- find (F5)
- find in files (<Ctrl>+F5)
- replace (F8)
which was really convenient to directly access search/replace expressions

this button has vanished in Textpad 7.5.1 (maybe before)

please reintroduce that !
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Post by ak47wong »

The Help button was replaced with a question mark icon in the dialog box title bar.
If you click the ? and then click Find what, you get help for Regular Expression Syntax.
If you click the ? and then click Replace with, you get help for Replacement Format Strings.
If you click the ? and then click anywhere else, you get general help for that dialog.
Pressing F1 does the same thing depending where the focus is.
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Post by woho »

Much obliged
After 15 years with help button I really did not see that :roll:
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