Strange behaviour with find all in current document results
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This is a ‘find all in current document’ search for an asterisk. Can anyone tell me why the search result for line 9 displays only a single space after the asterisk instead a full tab space like all the other lines? As can be seen in the screenshot, that line in the document has a tab space.
I’ve done some investigating and the only time it happens is when:
- The line starts with an asterisk. If the asterisk is removed, the tab space will be displayed.
- The line is located anywhere above the last line that starts with the word A (even if those lines don’t start with A). If it’s moved to any line below line 10, the tab space will be displayed.
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It has to do with tab stop positions, probably every 4 spaces for the results window.
If you add an extra line at the top of your file, and re-do the search, then the (new) line 10 will appear like the original lines 12, 14, 22.
In case that isn’t clear enough, note that 9 is single digit and 12/14/22 are each two digits.
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