[Geany] RFC: Search/Replace : Turn "use escape sequences" by default on

[Lex Trotman]

On 6 January 2011 04:23, Frank Lanitz <frank at frank.uvena.de> wrote:
> On Wed, 5 Jan 2011 16:22:01 +0000
> Nick Treleaven <nick.treleaven at btinternet.com> wrote:
>
>> On Wed, 05 Jan 2011 15:06:28 +0100
>> Frank Lanitz <frank at frank.uvena.de> wrote:
>>
>> > When I'm using the search and replace function of Geany I usually
>> > search/replace phrases including escaped sequences like \n or \t.
>> > Also very common at my side is to forget to turn on the option, so
>> > search and/or replace will fail.
>> >
>> > I'd like to have this option turned on by Geany's default, but I'm
>> > ot sure whether this would break the work flow of most of other
>> > users. So what do you think about turning this on by default?
>>
>> I don't think it should be on by default, as the user might want to
>> search for a literal '\' e.g. for windows paths, etc.
>
> OK. This is a valid point.
>
>> Perhaps we could just remember the find & replace dialog options
>> after restarting, like Find in Files does.
>
> Sounds like a solution which should work :)

Yes good idea.

Cheers
Lex

>
> Cheers,
> Frank
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