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1) Open up a Java source file. 2) Choose Edit>>Find from the menu bar with the mouse. 3) Choose Edit>>Replace from the menu bar with the mouse. The Replace Bar at bottom of source file does not open. Expected result: Replace bar opens at bottom of source file. If one opens Replace bar first and then Edit>>Find from menu bar with the mouse, then the Find bar will not open. Workaround: Use Ctrl+F and Ctrl+H to open Find and Replace bars.
Product Version: NetBeans IDE Dev (Build 201110160600) Java: 1.7.0; Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM 21.0-b17 System: Windows Vista version 6.0 running on x86; Cp1252; en_US (nb)
Edit>>Replace works only when focus is in Editor. You change focus if you use action Edit>>Find. So there is workaround with focus and also shortcuts, which are especially added to find bar implementation. priority to P4
This was fixed in 7.2