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Conference iosg::all-in-1_v30

Title:	OLD ALL-IN-1 (tm) Support Conference
Notice:	Closed - See Note 4331.l to move to IOSG::ALL-IN-1
Moderator:	IOSG::PYE

Created:	Thu Jan 30 1992
Last Modified:	Tue Jan 23 1996
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	4343
Total number of notes:	18308

2964.0. "FIND and MERGE" by KERNEL::SMITHERSJ (Living on the culinary edge....) Mon Jul 05 1993 20:12

    If I go into DRM and read a drawer that I know is shared with others,
    so I do DRM R and then decide to press FIND on a word I know is there. 
    When I hit RETURN, the screen doesn't move to the word I wanted, but 
    I then have to hit RETURN once again.  The word is hightlighted as it 
    should be but the spooky thing is, any sharers of my drawer don't appear.
    
    I've looked at [ALLIN1.DO_SHARE]FC_DWR_PRINT_FULL.SCP and it looks like
    a problem with the interaction between OA$LIST_BWD_SEARCH/OA$LIST_FWD_
    SEARCH and MERGE.  
    
    This also happens if I hit FIND on a mail message and search on a word
    further down the mail message.  The same thing happens, I have to hit
    RETURN twice to see the word I am looking for.  However, text doesn't
    disappear this time.
    
    It appears to be related to page length but haven't been able to tie it
    down any more specifically.  Its not a find problem because it works
    correctly in WPS-PLUS.
    
    Any comments?
    
    Thanks
    julia 
    UK CSC

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
2964.1	Hmmm... strange!	IOSG::CHINNICK	gone walkabout	`Mon Jul 05 1993 21:16`	15
	Hi Julia, looks like there is some problem with the LIST code when it performs a search. What seems to be happening is that it is finding the string in the file but is failing to force the LIST to that portion of the file. It may be related to the fact that this is a piped MERGE i.e. LIST < MERGE ... and the string is within a screen of the end-of-file. Needs more investigation. I'll see what turns up. Paul.
2964.2	Reported problem	IOSG::NEWLAND	Richard Newland, IOSG, REO2-G/L2	`Mon Jul 05 1993 21:40`	10
	This sounds very similar to an already reported problem. You will probably find that if you use the quick method of doing a FIND the problem does not occur. FIND within LIST is implemented separately from FIND within the WPS-PLUS editor or any other editor. Richard
2964.3		KERNEL::SMITHERSJ	Living on the culinary edge....	`Mon Jul 05 1993 21:45`	5
	What's the "quick" method - not spending too long pressing the FIND key? 8') julia
2964.4	Type word, and then FIND	IOSG::NEWLAND	Richard Newland, IOSG, REO2-G/L2	`Mon Jul 05 1993 22:44`	7
	If you want to search in the current direction for a short word or phrase you can type it first (it will be echoed at the 'Press RETURN to continue, ... prompt) and then press FIND. This method does not display the 'Text Search' menu so is quicker. Richard
2964.5	LIST problem with FIND near bottom	IOSG::CHINNICK	gone walkabout	`Thu Jul 08 1993 14:25`	13
	Julia, I've investigated a bit further and it seems to be a problem relating to FIND (quick or slow) in cases where it's close to the bottom of the document but the screen can be scrolled forward to display the information. [Scrolling forward or back is an optimisation applied to avoid having to repaint the screen completely.] In plain English - It's a bug! Please submit an SPR. Cheers, Paul.