11 replies to this topic

[NineLives]

Soemtimes when I press CTRL F, a finder pops up, I type in the word i want to find, but, I dont get any results, and I KNOW the word is in there. Like, I type in "the" it doesnt direct me to where it is.

Why doesn't it direct me to where "the" is? <(example)

Anyone help?

[Ben]

.... did you hit Enter afterward? Not all browsers search as soon as you start typing.

[The Satellite]

Were you doing a google image search, and trying to search a page? You have to click the page below the bar, before you can do that, or else it'll just search the bar.

If this ain't the case, i dunno.

[NineLives]

err.
I press.
Ctrl+F.
Type in Keyword (I don't have to press ENTER Noir)
Doesnt direct me to keyword, I click on FIND NEXT
nothing happens.

[Theryan]

Make sure you set the direction. If you're at the top of the page, your browser certainly won't find anything above that. Click CRTL+F, click down, and click find next.

[NineLives]

I DID

I click on FIND NEXT

[Koopa]

First of all ... you mean in IE (Internet Explorer), right? Or Firefox? Opera?

[Alestance]

In IE a little window pops up that asks you what you're searching for, while Firefox has a bar at the bottom...

Edited by Master_of_Power, 25 August 2007 - 09:30 AM.

[Aslion]

Try clicking on the page, or text first.
That usually works for me on IE and FF.

Edited by gray0x, 25 August 2007 - 10:21 AM.

[NineLives]

you guys should know that im using FF

[Ben]

Then there is no reason why it should not be working.

Reinstall Firefox. FF has more botched installs than any other Windows app I've ever seen.

[Koopa]

Firefox eh ... well, reinstall is an option, you could also try selecting some text on the page at random before pressing CTRL+F so that the focus definitely is on the current page.

Other than that, take out the "Match case" checkbox if it's in, and try the "highlight all" - does it still not work?

Also, once you've typed in the search box it's CTRL+G to jump to the next occurence.