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Search tool (CTR+F)

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Hi All,

Is it possibile to fix this issue in searching tool ?

I can not overwrite searched text in editing windows to text in bufer.

Example :

We have some text in editing windows on website, then we press CTR+F and search the text , then FF found this text and put to this text green color . Then I go to another website and copied to the buffer some text. Then i go to previously site to editing window and the searched text have blue color and i can press CTR+V and text overwrite to text from buffer . This trick works only in FF 24.0

Higher version of FF then 24.0 this trick don't works

Hi All, Is it possibile to fix this issue in searching tool ? I can not overwrite searched text in editing windows to text in bufer. Example : We have some text in editing windows on website, then we press CTR+F and search the text , then FF found this text and put to this text green color . Then I go to another website and copied to the buffer some text. Then i go to previously site to editing window and the searched text have blue color and i can press CTR+V and text overwrite to text from buffer . This trick works only in FF 24.0 Higher version of FF then 24.0 this trick don't works

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I think you need to press Ctrl+F again to focus the find bar when you return to the earlier page, and then press Ctrl+V.

There are some extensions that change how the Find Bar works and maybe one of them works more like Firefox 24 and earlier. I can't recall testing these, but you could take a look:

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jscher2000 - Support Volunteer
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I think you need to press Ctrl+F again to focus the find bar when you return to the earlier page, and then press Ctrl+V.

There are some extensions that change how the Find Bar works and maybe one of them works more like Firefox 24 and earlier. I can't recall testing these, but you could take a look:

tarn2
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Thank you for the tip

FindBar Tweak works great !