using find in textEdit

2014-10-31 Thread Chris Moore
Hello, I’m having difficulty using find (cmd + f) in textedit. How can I tell what has been found without closing the find dialog by hitting the done button? Chris -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this

Re: using find in textEdit

2014-10-31 Thread Cheryl Homiak
I know this doesn't answer your specific question, but I don't usually use cmd-f unless I am going to edit specific words or phrases in a large file. I use vo-f instead and if I am repeatedly looking for the same word or phrase, I can just do vo-f and up-arrow to the word and press enter.

using find in textEdit

2014-01-16 Thread Chris Moore
Hello, How do you use find in textedit? I hit cmd-f, type in a search string, then what? How do you exit the find dialog and go to the found text? Chris -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop

Re: using find in textEdit

2014-01-16 Thread Tim Kilburn
Hi, 1. Press cmd-f. 2. Enter desired text. 3. VO-right to the Find Next button and VO-space on it. 4. VO-right to the Done button and VO-space on it. VO should automatically move focus to the desired text and announce such. Be careful, though, as that text is now selected, so, pressing

Re: using find in textEdit

2014-01-16 Thread Alex Hall
I find it easiest to interact with the text and then use vo's find, vo-f, instead. It is much faster and easier, and you can then use vo-g to find the next occurrence or vo-shift-g to find the previous one. On Jan 16, 2014, at 1:19 PM, Tim Kilburn kilbur...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, 1. Press

Re: using find in textEdit

2014-01-16 Thread Cheryl Homiak
I also sometimes prefer using ctrl-option-f. -- Cheryl I tried and tried to turn over a new leaf. I got crumpled wads of tear-stained paper thrown in the trash! Then God gave me a new heart and life: His joy for my despairing tears! And now, every day: This I call to mind, and therefore I have