Find Elements only has the option to find in (all open documents)

[JeffAlan]

When I select Home > Find and Replace > Find Elements > Find in, it only has the option: (all open documents).

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But when I select Home > Find and Replace in Files > Find in has all of the options.

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Is there some setting that I am missing? Thanks in advance for your help.

[trent the thief]

Hiya,

Nope, that how it works. They're sort of separate S/R functions. With Find, Flare thinks you're working on the current topic in view. Find In Files is just that.

The title for "Find Elements" is unfortunate, but that one is only for the file that you're currently editing.

[JeffAlan]

Thank you for your fast reply. The following page seems to indicate that you can select from all of the options (see the bold text below), unless I am misunderstanding something: https://help.madcapsoftware.com/flare20 ... ements.htm

How to Find and Replace Elements
Select Home > Find and Replace. Then in the Find and Replace in Files window pane, click the Find Elements tab. Alternatively, you can press CTRL+N on your keyboard.
In the Find field, click the first drop-down and select a type of element.
Tag
Class
Style ID
Inline Formatting
Attribute
In the next field(s) to the right, enter or select one of the available options. The field(s) and options shown depend on your selection in the first drop-down.
(Optional) If you want to add more criteria to the find, click Add Row and choose another type of element. Then complete the field(s) created as a result.
In the Replace/Action field, click the first drop-down and select a type of action. If necessary, complete the field(s) shown to the right.
Set Tag Adds the selected tag (selector) to the found area; can be used to replace one tag for another
Remove Tag Removes the selected tag and its content from the found area
Unbind Tag Removes the selected tag from the found area, but leaves the content (mostly useful when you have nested tags and want to remove one or more of them)
Wrap Tag Places the selected tag around the found area (e.g., you might use this to place paragraphs within a <div> tag)
Add Class Inserts the selected style class in the found area
Remove Class Removes the selected style class from the found area
Replace Class Lets you remove one class and replace it with another
Remove Style ID Removes the selected style ID from the found area
Set Style ID Adds the selected style ID to the found area; can be used to replace one style ID for another
Remove Inline Formatting Removes the inline (local) formatting from the found area
Set Inline Formatting Adds the inline (local) formatting you entered to the found area
Remove Attribute Removes the selected attribute from the found area
Set Attribute Adds the selected attribute to the found area
Look at the Preview field to make sure the selected options will do what you expect.

Click in the Find in field and select one of the options.

(current document) Looks for the text in the active document

(documents in the same folder) Looks for the text in all documents located in the same folder as the current one

(all open documents) Looks for the text in all documents currently open in the interface

(content folder) Looks for the text throughout files contained in the Content Explorer

(pick a folder) Lets you choose any folder in your project, confining the search to the files within that folder

(whole project) Looks for the text in files that are contained in the entire project

(reviews inbox) Looks for the text in files that are contained in the reviews inbox (Review > File Reviews)

[trent the thief]

Which version are you using? We're seeing different dialogs.

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[JeffAlan]

I am using 2019 r2. Even though it is an older version, I thought that the functionality would be the same, but maybe not. If it only has the option (all open documents), then why would 'Find in' be a drop-down?

[JeffAlan]

I found the below about version 2019 r2 at https://www.madcapsoftware.com/blog/fea ... -the-work/

[trent the thief]

Good find. I can't remember last night's dinner let alone where an old UI window came from

[JeffAlan]

But, it still doesn't work for me.

[trent the thief]

Here's a link to your version's docs:

https://help.madcapsoftware.com/flare20 ... n/Home.htm

I took a look at the docs and the function works about the same. I think at this point, because that's a bug that everyone would have noticed, that I'd re-install Flare. It seems like something is corrupt and I can't begin to point at what the cause might be.

[JeffAlan]

I will try that. Thank you very much for your help.