Pressing ESC after searching

[Rudy Ray Moore]

Visual studio c++ 7.1/.net/2003 got me in the habit of pressing ESC after
performing a search using CTRL-F.

I've always thought the extra step (pressing ESC) was dumb, but could not
come up with a good reason why it is dumb (other than the unnecessary hand
movement).

Now I have a better reason to dislike pressing ESC after performing a
search. I recently performed a search inside another program (WinMerge -
nice replacement to Windiff IMO). After performing the search, I
instinctively pressed ESC which closed the Winmerge document.

MS: Please remove the "press ESC after performing a search" feature of your
search. Or at least make it an option.

[Carl Daniel [VC++ MVP]]

Rudy Ray Moore wrote:

Visual studio c++ 7.1/.net/2003 got me in the habit of pressing ESC
after performing a search using CTRL-F.

I've always thought the extra step (pressing ESC) was dumb, but could
not come up with a good reason why it is dumb (other than the
unnecessary hand movement).

Now I have a better reason to dislike pressing ESC after performing a
search. I recently performed a search inside another program
(WinMerge - nice replacement to Windiff IMO). After performing the
search, I instinctively pressed ESC which closed the Winmerge
document.

MS: Please remove the "press ESC after performing a search" feature
of your search. Or at least make it an option.

So don't press ESCape. The search dialog isn't modal - you can just go back
to editing if you want and leave the search floating.

-cd

[Rudy Ray Moore]

Carl Daniel wrote

So don't press ESCape. The search dialog isn't modal - you can just go back to editing if you want and leave the search floating.

But the focus isn't in the editor after a search. I can't "go back to
editing" without a mouse click or CTRL-TAB. :(

Rudy