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It would be nice if the search dialog was modeless. I often bring it up, then realize I didn't have the right project(s) selected to restrict search to selected resources ... and then have to restart or retrace my steps. (And ... after doing this for years, if I haven't learned by now, thought I should at least document a suggestion for an enhancement :)
The scenario you describe happens to me as well sometimes, I use working sets in such cases instead of closing and reopening the dialog.
I'd like to propose other steps to make search easier to use. I can remember several times the search process being as long and convoluted as: select file search -> type a search term -> click go -> realize it will take to long -> click cancel -> select a project on the left -> select file search -> select selected workspace only -> click go ->realize that it changed the search term behind my back -> click cancel -> take a deep breath -> carefully make sure to select the project and verify every field before clicking go... Not only does the dialog prevent you from changing the result set; it also wipes out everything you typed when you select the working set and return. - Have the search dialog check for the selected area of the project resource view specifically, rather than the last opened view. If you select a project on the left, the search dialog should not care that you clicked on the editor pane so you could <ctrl-c> something to search on... - Remember the most recent search as the selection of the search dropdown, rather than just an entry. This fits in with the principle: "Always make the default choice the choice that the user would want with maximum likelyhood." Obviously if someone has gone through the trouble to select a word, this word might be more likely to be relevant than the previous typed query, but I would question whether this is true for whatever is around wherever the user leaves the cursor. (It would be an interesting metric for a quality feedback agent...) - Making the dialog modeless is an interesting proposal, although you would have to communicate selection changes to the dialog and there is also a possible question of communicating this feature (plus any hidden dialog issues that crop up)
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