Bug#307741: nautilus: MISSING FEATURE: Search for files

[Eddy Petrisor]

Stewart Jeacocke wrote:
> On Sun, 2005-05-01 at 18:29 +0300, Eddy Petrisor wrote:
> 
>>Nautilus should have a search option!
> 
> How about using Actions -> Search for Files from the main menu?
> 
> 
Thanks for pointing that out! I never thought of looking there...
I expected it to be accesible from the file browser window. Placing it 
there would allow (I know is not easy) feeding the result in the current 
window and easily jump to the place where the file is found.

Placing the "search for files" in the Actions menu is welcome but 
counter intuitive. Also, searching starting from a directory downwards 
the hierachy is hard (copy the location, paste in the search dialog, 
insert pattern, start searching, when the file is found -> open 
directory (another window is spawned), while it could be just : press 
find (default start dir is the current, while having accelerators for / 
and home), file is found, double click -> go to the file (while the list 
with the results remains visible on the left(or other) side of the 
navigation window until a button is pressed.

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Regards,
EddyP
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