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|    Martin Foster to August Abolins    |
|    oxp: highlight matching search results?    |
|    05 May 19 11:16:00    |
      MSGID: 2:240/2188.31@fidonet d821ebe7       REPLY: 2:310/31.3 5cc46733       PID: OpenXP/5.0.38 (Linux) (x86_64)       CHRS: ASCII 1       Hello August!              On 27.04.19 at 14:29, Martin Foster wrote to August Abolins:               AA>>>> Would it be possible to improve OXP's search feature to return with        AA>>>> highlighted text in the echomail/netmail messages?               MF>>> Can I ask why you would want that?              [snip]        AA>> It can be a bit frustrating to find an apparent search match, but        AA>> without a visual clue as to WHERE the match is, we waste time looking        AA>> all over a message, and maybe even miss seeing it.               MF> Yes and now that I'm fully awake, I think that's a must-have feature.        MF> I'll pass your suggestion on to the developer right away.              Update .....              Although he thought it was a really good idea and he was up for it,        he's come back with words to the effect that due to the complexity of        the search routines, he's very reluctant to try and implement it for        fear of breaking other stuff :-(              Regards,       Martin              --- OpenXP 5.0.38        * Origin: Bitz-Box - Bradford - UK (2:240/2188.31)       SEEN-BY: 1/123 15/2 226/17 229/354 426 1014 240/2100 2188 5138 5832       SEEN-BY: 240/5853 246/2027 249/206 317 400 280/464 292/854 317/3 320/219       SEEN-BY: 322/757 342/200 393/68 2432/200 390 2454/119       PATH: 240/2188 5832 229/426           |
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