Is design view missing from RoboHelp's new Find and Replace editor?

[AIR-Chayah]

I just started using RoboHelp 10 and was excited about the new Find and Replace feature. However, it seems to force the user to edit in the HTML editor (which is very difficult when the topic has tables). Am I missing some preference setting?

The only workaround seems to be to to find a topic and then track it down in the Project Manager list and open it in the normal fashion.

Thanks.

Carol

[Peter Grainge · Accepted solution]

Find and Replace in Files (as opposed to a single topic) has always been at HTML level.

If you do use this updated feature, do not use the Contains field unless you want to kiss your project goodbye. See Using Rh10 on my site.

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See www.grainge.org for RoboHelp and Authoring tips

@petergrainge

[AIR-Chayah]

Thanks, Peter.

I know that this sounds weird, but I think the HTML level view is more "in your face" with the new presentation of Find and Replace. I hardly ever used Find and Replace before because of the awful non-expandable dialog box and the HTML. I must have assumed that the new user interface would be more user friendly, too. As far as the problem with "Contains," this is useful information, even though I almost always check each Find before Replacing.

Carol

[Captiv8r]

Hi Carol

No, you aren't missing a setting. That's the way Find and Replace works.

If you dislike this behavior, you should file a Wish Form using the link below to ask Adobe to change it.

If enough folks report the same issue, eventually it will get changed.

http://www.adobe.com/go/wish

Cheers... Rick

[AIR-Chayah]

Thanks, Rick. I think I shall do just that. -_ Carol