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RainerQ

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EA 14.0: Find in Browser odd behaviour
« on: May 14, 2018, 09:52:45 pm »
Hi,

the Find in browser seams not to work as expected any more.

If I open the context menu to the project browser, there no longer is the Find in browser Menu Item.
If I select the menu button form the toolbar of the project browser ther is the Find in browser Menu Item.
But clicking it opens the Find In Project tab, not the known dialog from previous versions!

I am missing this functionality badly, sine it was a very convenient way to search for a element/diagram/... in the project browser.
Is this functionality hidden some where else? If yes, please let me know.

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Re: EA 14.0: Find in Browser odd behaviour
« Reply #1 on: May 14, 2018, 10:19:52 pm »
Maybe should log as a bug in the official site.
Because in the help they have still mentioned definition for Find in Projects Browser
Find in Project Browser

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Re: EA 14.0: Find in Browser odd behaviour
« Reply #2 on: May 14, 2018, 10:50:57 pm »
Quote from: RainerQ on May 14, 2018, 09:52:45 pm
Hi,

the Find in browser seams not to work as expected any more.

If I open the context menu to the project browser, there no longer is the Find in browser Menu Item.
If I select the menu button form the toolbar of the project browser ther is the Find in browser Menu Item.
But clicking it opens the Find In Project tab, not the known dialog from previous versions!

I am missing this functionality badly, sine it was a very convenient way to search for a element/diagram/... in the project browser.
Is this functionality hidden some where else? If yes, please let me know.

Best Regards
Rainer

Use 'Alt' + G for now :)
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Re: EA 14.0: Find in Browser odd behaviour
« Reply #3 on: May 14, 2018, 11:16:17 pm »
And Shift-Alt-G for diagrams.

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Re: EA 14.0: Find in Browser odd behaviour
« Reply #4 on: May 15, 2018, 12:57:15 am »
Hello All,

thanks for the replys :)
Alt+G & Shift+Alt+G is not what I need.

I need a fast way to locate any kind of element in the Project Browser by its name and/or sub string contained in the name.
This can be a Class, a Diagram or anything else  ;)

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Re: EA 14.0: Find in Browser odd behaviour
« Reply #5 on: May 15, 2018, 06:25:18 am »
Try the Extended Search in Ctrl-F.

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Re: EA 14.0: Find in Browser odd behaviour
« Reply #6 on: May 15, 2018, 06:45:26 pm »
Try the Extended Search in Ctrl-F.
Better, but it still no replacement for the text search in Project Browser.
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Re: EA 14.0: Find in Browser odd behaviour
« Reply #7 on: May 15, 2018, 07:13:08 pm »
Yes, just the way to work with EA: via bypasses. I'm still on V12. Sparx has the unfortunate tendency to make things worse with each release after they were so vivid in the beginning. Still hoping for better times to come :-/

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Re: EA 14.0: Find in Browser odd behaviour
« Reply #8 on: May 16, 2018, 09:38:33 am »
The find in project browser command was removed.

My experience is that because it relies on the items being added to the tree the performance is usually unacceptable on a non-trivial model, that and I tend to know if I'm searching for a diagram, element, attribute or operation in advance.
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Re: EA 14.0: Find in Browser odd behaviour
« Reply #9 on: May 16, 2018, 05:45:52 pm »
Sorry for beeing direct, but I believe this is an excuse! Why if not so it the menu Item "Find in Browser" still available under the in the browser toolbar Menu Icon?
I would very much regret if this functionality really is removed  :(

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Re: EA 14.0: Find in Browser odd behaviour
« Reply #10 on: May 16, 2018, 06:59:39 pm »
"Find in all diagrams" has not ben removed has it?

I do agree with sparks on this one. The project browser search was really awkward and I always tried to steer my users away from it. I'm not sad to see it go.

What EA is missing though is an alternative "quick search" method. That is why I developed my quick search in the EA Navigator.

When compared to other options to find something in EA the EA Navigator is many times faster.

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Re: EA 14.0: Find in Browser odd behaviour
« Reply #11 on: May 16, 2018, 07:23:33 pm »
Quote from: Geert Bellekens on May 16, 2018, 06:59:39 pm
"Find in all diagrams" has not ben removed has it?

Yes it has been removed. Try right clicking in the browser on the element and its not there anymore.
However if you right click on an element in a diagram the function is still there so you are kind of right.
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Re: EA 14.0: Find in Browser odd behaviour
« Reply #12 on: May 16, 2018, 07:33:01 pm »
Quote from: Sunshine on May 16, 2018, 07:23:33 pm
Quote from: Geert Bellekens on May 16, 2018, 06:59:39 pm
"Find in all diagrams" has not ben removed has it?
Yes it has been removed. Try right clicking in the browser on the element and its not there anymore.

I just did, and I found it at Properties | Find in all Diagram (Ctrl-U

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Re: EA 14.0: Find in Browser odd behaviour
« Reply #13 on: May 16, 2018, 07:38:18 pm »
Quote from: Geert Bellekens on May 16, 2018, 07:33:01 pm
Quote from: Sunshine on May 16, 2018, 07:23:33 pm
Quote from: Geert Bellekens on May 16, 2018, 06:59:39 pm
"Find in all diagrams" has not ben removed has it?
Yes it has been removed. Try right clicking in the browser on the element and its not there anymore.

I just did, and I found it at Properties | Find in all Diagram (Ctrl-U

Geert
Uh! your right they've moved it. Well done finding that. Pity its not put in an intuitive place.
I'll shut up now and remove that earlier post.
« Last Edit: May 16, 2018, 07:40:10 pm by Sunshine »
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Re: EA 14.0: Find in Browser odd behaviour
« Reply #14 on: May 16, 2018, 08:44:38 pm »
Quote from: Sunshine on May 16, 2018, 07:38:18 pm
Uh! your right they've moved it. Well done finding that.

It wouldn't be a new version if they didn't shuffle everything around would it :-X
Feels just like easter  ;D

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