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Notepad++ Find dialog has a Count button, why not TextPad?

Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 11:37 am
by David Haslam
The Notepad++ Find dialog has a Count button, so why not add such a feature to TextPad?

Knowing how many occurrences there are for your search string can be very useful feedback (and error check) before you move on to perform a search and replace.

Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 1:21 pm
by ben_josephs
You can replace the text you are interested in by itself (or anything else), using Replace All, and examine the left-hand end of the status bar. (You can then undo the change.)

Status bar

Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 4:12 pm
by David Haslam
Yes - I knew that (as a long term Textpad user) - but it ain't as neat, and not nearly so obvious to the rookie user.