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Odysseus

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Registered: 2026-01-11

Posts: 13

Mousepad Replace in selection not working

Hello,

I have Mousepad 0.5.10 installed. I select several lines, I choose Search and Replace because I want to replace some term only inside the selection but, as I do this, the passage in the text is deselected, so that when I choose "Replace all in selection" in the popup window, it doesn't work.

Does it work the same way for you?
Thank you.

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ToZ

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Registered: 2011-06-02

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Re: Mousepad Replace in selection not working

I see the same. The selected text ends up in the "Search for" field.

With the dialog box open, I need to re-select the text to be able to do a search within the selection.

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Odysseus

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Registered: 2026-01-11

Posts: 13

Re: Mousepad Replace in selection not working

I see the same. The selected text ends up in the "Search for" field.

Yes, exactly!

With the dialog box open, I need to re-select the text to be able to do a search within the selection.

I didn't even see that I could reselect the text.
At least, this way we can make it work: thank you ToZ!

I think though that it should not work that way.

Last edited by Odysseus (2026-02-16 21:15:31)

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Linux Mint Debian Edition 6 — MX Linux 25 XFCE
Laptop Brand: "Laptop with Linux" - Model: 17" Odysseus = Clevo PD70PNP