Find & Replace: Always allow entering replacement text. Don't require Find prior to Replace.

[mbomb007]

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Currently, when using Find & Replace to replace text, you have to first enter text to Find, then click to find it. This isn't how Find/Replace works on any other editor that I know of. When I use Find/Replace on Notepad++ or Visual Studio Code, I can enter both the "Find" and the "Replace" text from the start, and click Replace, without having to first Find my text.

Make the Replace textbox enabled always, and don't require Find-ing in order to Replace. Replace should automatically Find as part of the process.

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• CKEditor version: 5

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[Reinmar]

Thanks for sharing. That'd indeed be a nice UX improvement.

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[mbomb007]

I would still like to see this improvement land.