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Brooke6
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Find bug? (ReturnReturn)

Post by Brooke6 »

When I search for two returns in a row (choosing the special character "Return" twice in the Find field then hitting the button "Next"), I get the endless beachball and have to force quit.

This happens when I do it in a new file or an existing file, and it doesn't matter whether it is a saved or unsaved file. Can anyone reproduce it? Any suggestions?

Mac OS 10.4.10
NWP 1.01

Thanks,
Brooke
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Post by martin »

Hi Brooke,

This is indeed a bug in PowerFind that was introduced in NWP 1.0.1. The problem can be triggered whenever two of the same PowerFind bubbles (eg: "Return") are placed directly next to one another.

We will have this issue fixed in the next update we release, but in the meantime here are some workarounds:

1. Instead of using the gear menu to insert the second bubble, copy-paste the first one.
2. Instead of using two of the same bubble, use the menu Repeat # > N Times to specify that you want to find two of the preceding bubble.

I hope that helps.
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Post by Groucho »

Or else, switch to PowerFind Pro and search for "\n\n"
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Post by Brooke6 »

Martin and Groucho,
Thanks for the clarification on the full extent of the bug, and for the options on workarounds.

Sincerely,
Brooke
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Post by martin »

This bug will be fixed in the upcoming NWP version 1.0.2.
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