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    Search Problem with FireFox

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by hendra, May 23, 2007.

  1. hendra

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    How do I search for "match for whole word only" with FireFox? For example, when I look for the word ding, I want the exact word ding, NOT any other word that contains ding such as soun ding, outstan ding or inclu ding. I have found a partial solution by inserting a space before or after the word but I wonder if there is a better solution.
     
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    Type ding in quotes, like this: "ding"
     
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    Hmm, it doesn't work. When I include the quote, it only searches for the word with the quote.
     
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    Wow I'm surprised that doesn't work. Sorry but that's as far as my knowledge takes me.
     
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    You are probably thinking that I am using a search engine. With a search engine such as Google or Yahoo, that will work but I am not using any search engine. I am looking for a particular word in a page that I am currently visiting. I know with IE, it can easily be done but there doesn't seem to be any option to do the same with FireFox.
     
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    this is quite a norm with most text search utilities -

    send in a request to mozilla development, they might add this option of "exact word" search into its future release

    it is not really a "problem" as u stated, or?

    cheers ...
     
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    It is exactly the problem that I stated. If there is no other solution, it would be one of the few things that IE wins over FireFox. I don't know why they don't include it. Heck, even Wordpad has it.
     
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    in FF, i open Edit & then "FIND" to activate the search in page function; how do u this within IE7?

    cheers ...
     
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    I guess Ctrl+F or click on the arrow next to the search button at the top and choose "Find on this Page"
     
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    You can hit F3 to quickly jump to the next match when finding within a page (on Firefox or IE). You can also highlight all matches in Firefox, which I don't believe IE can do.
     
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    thx - i just wanted to try IE7 "find" utility out

    absolutely correct

    i do not see it as a "problem", to each its own features. After trying the "find" feature on both IE7 and FF just now, i'd take the small inconvenience of typing in an extra space anytime - it is a lot quicker than "typing+mouse click"

    cheers ...
     
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    Y'all also might be interested to know that by default you can start searching on a page in Firefox by typing "/", and then what you're searching for. Just make sure your focus isn't on any input widgets (including the address bar), and it'll work. That by itself is enough to make finding more useful for me under Firefox than under IE.
     
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