Comments on: Firefox PR1.0 Cannot Search in Textarea?! http://www.liewcf.com/blog/archives/2004/10/firefox-pr10-cannot-search-in-textarea/ Tech, Web, How to, Reviews, Tips, Downloads, and Make Money Online Fri, 05 Dec 2008 00:54:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: a http://www.liewcf.com/blog/archives/2004/10/firefox-pr10-cannot-search-in-textarea/#comment-23105 a Mon, 17 Apr 2006 01:33:54 +0000 http://www.liewcf.com/wp/archives/2004/10/firefox-pr10-cannot-search-in-textarea/#comment-23105 This is one of the most annoying bugs ever and no one is willing to fix it. https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=252371 retrofind is awful. you can use SearchWP http://www.legege.com/mozilla/searchwp.php and it miraculously finds and finds words within textareas, though it supposedly can't be done. This is one of the most annoying bugs ever and no one is willing to fix it.

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=252371

retrofind is awful. you can use SearchWP

http://www.legege.com/mozilla/searchwp.php

and it miraculously finds and finds words within textareas, though it supposedly can’t be done.

]]> By: kkm http://www.liewcf.com/blog/archives/2004/10/firefox-pr10-cannot-search-in-textarea/#comment-17977 kkm Tue, 28 Feb 2006 13:25:38 +0000 http://www.liewcf.com/wp/archives/2004/10/firefox-pr10-cannot-search-in-textarea/#comment-17977 but but horrible interface.. http://mitglied.lycos.de/glcafe2003/horrible.JPG my firefox ist german version..anyone can this bug to resolve? kkm but but horrible interface..

http://mitglied.lycos.de/glcafe2003/horrible.JPG

my firefox ist german version..anyone can this bug to resolve?

kkm

]]> By: Mark Byers http://www.liewcf.com/blog/archives/2004/10/firefox-pr10-cannot-search-in-textarea/#comment-17968 Mark Byers Tue, 28 Feb 2006 10:12:31 +0000 http://www.liewcf.com/wp/archives/2004/10/firefox-pr10-cannot-search-in-textarea/#comment-17968 Install the Retro Find Extension. http://s93731204.onlinehome.us/firefox/retrofind.html Install the Retro Find Extension.

http://s93731204.onlinehome.us/firefox/retrofind.html

]]> By: The Republic of Geektronica » Blog Archive » Firefox Find Doesn’t Work in Textareas http://www.liewcf.com/blog/archives/2004/10/firefox-pr10-cannot-search-in-textarea/#comment-15194 The Republic of Geektronica » Blog Archive » Firefox Find Doesn’t Work in Textareas Fri, 11 Nov 2005 05:57:29 +0000 http://www.liewcf.com/wp/archives/2004/10/firefox-pr10-cannot-search-in-textarea/#comment-15194 [...] Others have reported this issue. Anyone willing and able to take a crack at an extension to address this? [...] [...] Others have reported this issue. Anyone willing and able to take a crack at an extension to address this? [...]

]]> By: simon http://www.liewcf.com/blog/archives/2004/10/firefox-pr10-cannot-search-in-textarea/#comment-14052 simon Thu, 06 Oct 2005 11:39:50 +0000 http://www.liewcf.com/wp/archives/2004/10/firefox-pr10-cannot-search-in-textarea/#comment-14052 Yeah - the same - my work is 80% based on working(editing text) in text-area and it really pisses me off when I have to copy and paste the contents of the text-area in some external editor just to find a word. Please notify me on my email kukuvica2001@yahoo.com if you have found a cure. Thanx in advance. Yeah - the same - my work is 80% based on working(editing text) in text-area and it really pisses me off when I have to copy and paste the contents of the text-area in some external editor just to find a word. Please notify me on my email kukuvica2001@yahoo.com if you have found a cure.
Thanx in advance.

]]> By: Kazik http://www.liewcf.com/blog/archives/2004/10/firefox-pr10-cannot-search-in-textarea/#comment-11654 Kazik Sat, 06 Aug 2005 12:01:22 +0000 http://www.liewcf.com/wp/archives/2004/10/firefox-pr10-cannot-search-in-textarea/#comment-11654 Same problem here... Editing contents of a textarea with no search function is such a nightmare... time to switch back to IE? Same problem here… Editing contents of a textarea with no search function is such a nightmare… time to switch back to IE?

]]> By: kkm http://www.liewcf.com/blog/archives/2004/10/firefox-pr10-cannot-search-in-textarea/#comment-10984 kkm Tue, 12 Jul 2005 08:26:29 +0000 http://www.liewcf.com/wp/archives/2004/10/firefox-pr10-cannot-search-in-textarea/#comment-10984 argh,me too. I search a extension for textarea-searching. anyone know about it, then lets tell me. kkm argh,me too.
I search a extension for textarea-searching. anyone know about it, then lets tell me.

kkm

]]> By: JK http://www.liewcf.com/blog/archives/2004/10/firefox-pr10-cannot-search-in-textarea/#comment-2764 JK Wed, 24 Nov 2004 05:25:57 +0000 http://www.liewcf.com/wp/archives/2004/10/firefox-pr10-cannot-search-in-textarea/#comment-2764 I'm trying to figure this one out too... Although I've <b>never</b> been able to search 'textarea' boxes with Firefox (I've use 0.8, 0.9, now 1.0). Any luck? I’m trying to figure this one out too… Although I’ve never been able to search ‘textarea’ boxes with Firefox (I’ve use 0.8, 0.9, now 1.0). Any luck?

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