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To see what I mean in action, install PHPStorm and hit Cmd + O (probably Ctrl + O on Windows) or, alternatively, checkout the screenshot at http://d.pr/i/h1WI.
I agree this is annoying that I need to press space to complete a whole search as shown here: https://cl.ly/k7sr