You misunderstood my intent in the last case on this issue.
I merely intended for a smaller find/replace dialog box option with the advanced features that you have to expand or collapse giving the user more room for code window.
_Related Issues:_
What about using the Transparent mode on loosing focus,
setting opacity level to e.g. 10 ( [Settings2] FindReplaceOpacityLevel=10 ).
Pressing F3 finds next or Alt+Tab changes to editor, which makes the dialog transparent.
Pressing Ctrl+F moves focus back to the F/R dialog and makes it opaque again.
I agree that would solve my immediate problem.
I however only have a 1024x768 screen and space is a priority.
Obviously if something like this will never happen c'est la vie.
Again however a small neat find/replace box that saves position and state.....
I will bookmark and place on heap of endless wish list.
Just out of interest. I have built my own version of .languagedialogs_en_gb.rc
the change eg. shown here solves all my own problems

IDD_MUI_FIND DIALOGEX 0, 0, 202, 97
STYLE DS_SETFONT | DS_MODALFRAME | DS_NOFAILCREATE | WS_POPUP | WS_CAPTION | WS_SYSMENU
CAPTION "FIND"
FONT 8, "Segoe UI", 500, 0, 0x0
BEGIN
COMBOBOX IDC_FINDTEXT,8,0,157,238,CBS_DROPDOWN | CBS_AUTOHSCROLL | CBS_NOINTEGRALHEIGHT | WS_VSCROLL | WS_TABSTOP
DEFPUSHBUTTON "]&>",IDOK,185,0,18,13,0,WS_EX_STATICEDGE
PUSHBUTTON "&<[",IDC_FINDPREV,166,0,18,13,0,WS_EX_STATICEDGE
LTEXT "&A:",IDC_STATIC,0,0,8,8
CONTROL "&Case",IDC_FINDCASE,"Button",BS_AUTOCHECKBOX | BS_FLAT | WS_TABSTOP,0,37,45,10,WS_EX_DLGMODALFRAME | WS_EX_STATICEDGE
CONTROL "&Word",IDC_FINDWORD,"Button",BS_AUTOCHECKBOX | BS_FLAT | WS_TABSTOP,0,26,45,10,WS_EX_DLGMODALFRAME | WS_EX_STATICEDGE
CONTROL "&Mark All",IDC_ALL_OCCURRENCES,"Button",BS_AUTOCHECKBOX | BS_FLAT | WS_TABSTOP,0,66,45,10,WS_EX_DLGMODALFRAME | WS_EX_STATICEDGE
CONTROL "R&egX",IDC_FINDREGEXP,"Button",BS_AUTOCHECKBOX | BS_FLAT | WS_TABSTOP,0,55,33,10,WS_EX_DLGMODALFRAME | WS_EX_STATICEDGE
CONTROL "&\\",IDC_FINDTRANSFORMBS,"Button",BS_AUTOCHECKBOX | BS_FLAT | WS_TABSTOP,33,55,20,10,WS_EX_DLGMODALFRAME | WS_EX_STATICEDGE
CONTROL "&.",IDC_DOT_MATCH_ALL,"Button",BS_AUTOCHECKBOX | BS_FLAT | WS_TABSTOP,53,55,20,10,WS_EX_DLGMODALFRAME | WS_EX_STATICEDGE
CONTROL "Be&ginning",IDC_FINDSTART,"Button",BS_AUTOCHECKBOX | BS_FLAT | WS_TABSTOP,45,26,50,10,WS_EX_DLGMODALFRAME | WS_EX_STATICEDGE
CONTROL "*",IDC_WILDCARDSEARCH,"Button",BS_AUTOCHECKBOX | BS_FLAT | WS_TABSTOP,73,55,19,10,WS_EX_DLGMODALFRAME | WS_EX_STATICEDGE
CONTROL "&No wrap",IDC_NOWRAP,"Button",BS_AUTOCHECKBOX | BS_FLAT | WS_TABSTOP,0,77,45,10,WS_EX_DLGMODALFRAME | WS_EX_STATICEDGE
CONTROL "<a>(?)</a>",IDC_REGEXPHELP,"SysLink",0x0,2,47,9,7,WS_EX_TRANSPARENT
CONTROL "<a>(?)</a>",IDC_BACKSLASHHELP,"SysLink",0x0,35,47,9,7,WS_EX_TRANSPARENT
CONTROL "<a>(?)</a>",IDC_WILDCARDHELP,"SysLink",0x0,75,47,9,8,WS_EX_TRANSPARENT
CONTROL "<a>(?)</a>",IDC_DOTHELP,"SysLink",0x0,55,47,9,7,WS_EX_TRANSPARENT
PUSHBUTTON "&Focus",IDC_TOGGLE_VISIBILITY,157,59,46,14,BS_FLAT,WS_EX_CLIENTEDGE | WS_EX_STATICEDGE
CONTROL "&Transparent",IDC_TRANSPARENT,"Button",BS_AUTOCHECKBOX | BS_CENTER | BS_FLAT | WS_TABSTOP,97,59,60,14,WS_EX_DLGMODALFRAME | WS_EX_CLIENTEDGE | WS_EX_RIGHT | WS_EX_STATICEDGE
CONTROL "C&lose on FIND",IDC_FINDCLOSE,"Button",BS_AUTOCHECKBOX | BS_CENTER | BS_FLAT | WS_TABSTOP,77,73,80,14,WS_EX_DLGMODALFRAME | WS_EX_CLIENTEDGE | WS_EX_RIGHT | WS_EX_STATICEDGE
PUSHBUTTON "Cl&ose",IDCANCEL,157,73,46,14,BS_FLAT,WS_EX_CLIENTEDGE | WS_EX_STATICEDGE
CONTROL "<a>Replace (Ctrl+H)</a>",IDC_TOGGLEFINDREPLACE,"SysLink",0x0,94,41,58,8
CONTROL "",IDS_FR_STATUS_TEXT,"Static",SS_LEFTNOWORDWRAP | SS_NOPREFIX | WS_BORDER,0,87,189,10
SCROLLBAR IDC_RESIZEGRIP,190,87,12,10
END
IDD_MUI_REPLACE DIALOGEX 0, 0, 202, 97
STYLE DS_SETFONT | DS_MODALFRAME | DS_NOFAILCREATE | WS_POPUP | WS_CAPTION | WS_SYSMENU
CAPTION "REPLACE"
FONT 8, "Segoe UI", 500, 0, 0x0
BEGIN
COMBOBOX IDC_FINDTEXT,8,0,157,238,CBS_DROPDOWN | CBS_AUTOHSCROLL | WS_VSCROLL | WS_TABSTOP
COMBOBOX IDC_REPLACETEXT,8,13,157,238,CBS_DROPDOWN | CBS_AUTOHSCROLL | WS_VSCROLL | WS_TABSTOP
DEFPUSHBUTTON "]&>",IDOK,181,0,15,13,0,WS_EX_STATICEDGE
PUSHBUTTON "&<[",IDC_FINDPREV,166,0,15,13,0,WS_EX_STATICEDGE
PUSHBUTTON "&|",IDC_SWAPSTRG,196,0,7,13,0,WS_EX_STATICEDGE
LTEXT "&A:",IDC_STATIC,0,0,8,8
LTEXT "&B:",IDC_STATIC,0,14,8,8
PUSHBUTTON "&Replace",IDC_REPLACE,166,13,37,13,BS_FLAT,WS_EX_STATICEDGE
PUSHBUTTON "Replace &All",IDC_REPLACEALL,155,26,48,14,BS_FLAT,WS_EX_STATICEDGE
PUSHBUTTON "In &Selection",IDC_REPLACEINSEL,155,40,48,14,BS_FLAT,WS_EX_STATICEDGE
CONTROL "&Case",IDC_FINDCASE,"Button",BS_AUTOCHECKBOX | BS_FLAT | WS_TABSTOP,0,37,45,10,WS_EX_DLGMODALFRAME | WS_EX_STATICEDGE
CONTROL "&Word",IDC_FINDWORD,"Button",BS_AUTOCHECKBOX | BS_FLAT | WS_TABSTOP,0,26,45,10,WS_EX_DLGMODALFRAME | WS_EX_STATICEDGE
CONTROL "&Mark All",IDC_ALL_OCCURRENCES,"Button",BS_AUTOCHECKBOX | BS_FLAT | WS_TABSTOP,0,66,45,10,WS_EX_DLGMODALFRAME | WS_EX_STATICEDGE
CONTROL "R&egX",IDC_FINDREGEXP,"Button",BS_AUTOCHECKBOX | BS_FLAT | WS_TABSTOP,0,55,33,10,WS_EX_DLGMODALFRAME | WS_EX_STATICEDGE
CONTROL "&\\",IDC_FINDTRANSFORMBS,"Button",BS_AUTOCHECKBOX | BS_FLAT | WS_TABSTOP,33,55,20,10,WS_EX_DLGMODALFRAME | WS_EX_STATICEDGE
CONTROL "&.",IDC_DOT_MATCH_ALL,"Button",BS_AUTOCHECKBOX | BS_FLAT | WS_TABSTOP,53,55,20,10,WS_EX_DLGMODALFRAME | WS_EX_STATICEDGE
CONTROL "Be&ginning",IDC_FINDSTART,"Button",BS_AUTOCHECKBOX | BS_FLAT | WS_TABSTOP,45,26,50,10,WS_EX_DLGMODALFRAME | WS_EX_STATICEDGE
CONTROL "*",IDC_WILDCARDSEARCH,"Button",BS_AUTOCHECKBOX | BS_FLAT | WS_TABSTOP,73,55,19,10,WS_EX_DLGMODALFRAME | WS_EX_STATICEDGE
CONTROL "&No wrap",IDC_NOWRAP,"Button",BS_AUTOCHECKBOX | BS_FLAT | WS_TABSTOP,0,77,45,10,WS_EX_DLGMODALFRAME | WS_EX_STATICEDGE
CONTROL "<a>(?)</a>",IDC_REGEXPHELP,"SysLink",0x0,2,47,9,7,WS_EX_TRANSPARENT
CONTROL "<a>(?)</a>",IDC_BACKSLASHHELP,"SysLink",0x0,35,47,9,7,WS_EX_TRANSPARENT
CONTROL "<a>(?)</a>",IDC_WILDCARDHELP,"SysLink",0x0,75,47,9,8,WS_EX_TRANSPARENT
CONTROL "<a>(?)</a>",IDC_DOTHELP,"SysLink",0x0,55,47,9,7,WS_EX_TRANSPARENT
CONTROL "&Transparent",IDC_TRANSPARENT,"Button",BS_AUTOCHECKBOX | BS_CENTER | BS_FLAT | WS_TABSTOP,97,59,60,14,WS_EX_DLGMODALFRAME | WS_EX_CLIENTEDGE | WS_EX_RIGHT | WS_EX_STATICEDGE
PUSHBUTTON "&Focus",IDC_TOGGLE_VISIBILITY,157,59,46,14,BS_FLAT,WS_EX_CLIENTEDGE | WS_EX_STATICEDGE
PUSHBUTTON "Cl&ose",IDCANCEL,157,73,46,14,BS_FLAT,WS_EX_CLIENTEDGE | WS_EX_STATICEDGE
CONTROL "C&lose on REPLACE",IDC_FINDCLOSE,"Button",BS_AUTOCHECKBOX | BS_CENTER | BS_FLAT | WS_TABSTOP,77,73,80,14,WS_EX_DLGMODALFRAME | WS_EX_CLIENTEDGE | WS_EX_RIGHT | WS_EX_STATICEDGE
CONTROL "<a>Find (Ctrl+F)</a>",IDC_TOGGLEFINDREPLACE,"SysLink",0x0,94,41,58,8
CONTROL "",IDS_FR_STATUS_TEXT,"Static",SS_LEFTNOWORDWRAP | SS_NOPREFIX | WS_BORDER,0,87,189,10
SCROLLBAR IDC_RESIZEGRIP,190,87,12,10
END
Looks like a "condensed version" of the Find/Replace-Dialog.
This is the power of free Open Source - you can build your own version, if you like :smile:.
If it "solves all your problems", this issue may be closed (if there are no other votes to use this condensed dialog).
his is the power of free Open Source - you can build your own version, if you like 馃槃.
Hello @ShadyGaDa ,
As far as I'm concerned, I think you (as requester) can close this issue...