We can bookmark a code line by clicking just left of its gutter number. It then gets a red background. A very handy feature, if one is working on a page with a long code. And I'm now working on pages with *really* long codes. But after a Search & Replace action, the bookmark is gone. Also if it concerns a code part that is unrelated to the bookmarked code line, or if it just concerns a one-word replacement. Is that by design, and if so, may I suggest redesigning WB so that it stays?
I realize that then the bookmark may not be at the correct gutter number anymore, if the to-replace code is substantially shorter than the replacing code. But I would rather have to scroll a few lines to find the originally bookmarked code line than having no bookmark anymore at all.
Code line red bookmark disappears after a replacement
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Re: Code line red bookmark disappears after a replacement
I'm going to have to ask what's the reason for this, that is, I know the technical details of why the bookmarks are lost, but I don't know why it's been made this way. It might have something to do with either performance or regular expression replacement.
I agree that we should try to preserve the bookmarks as much as possible but I don't know when we could try fixing this, our todo is already pretty much full.
I agree that we should try to preserve the bookmarks as much as possible but I don't know when we could try fixing this, our todo is already pretty much full.
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Re: Code line red bookmark disappears after a replacement
I'm quite happy with your reply, Aivars. I understand that you folks must be busy now, but as long you understand the mechanism behind it, I'm happy for the moment. Depending on whether your boss/colleagues would want the change the design as such, I can wait until the upcoming new version is updated at a later stage.