Vscode: Find and Replace shortcut key

[Tomdanizer]

Issue Type: Bug

When doing a find and replace inside a file, the shortcut key to find next match is (Enter), and the shortcut key to replace is also (Enter), so I an unable to skip a match using just the keyboard because it will replace each entry.

VS Code version: Code 1.43.2 (0ba0ca52957102ca3527cf479571617f0de6ed50, 2020-03-24T07:38:38.248Z)
OS version: Windows_NT x64 10.0.18362

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[vscodebot[bot]]

(Experimental duplicate detection)
Thanks for submitting this issue. Please also check if it is already covered by an existing one, like:

• Replacing inline adds cases to the replace dialog history (#82121)
• Find widget behaviour enhancement. (#41957)
• Find and replace opens edited files (#92530)
• CTL-H Window - Enter hotkey is showing twice (#84500)
• find and replace not working properly like before (#93043)
  

[IllusionMH]

You should be able to use F3 which is "Find Next"

[Tomdanizer]

Thanks for the tip! Perhaps its just a UI bug then, because The tooltip text reads "(Enter)" for both buttons in the UI.

[IllusionMH]

Both are shortcuts for "Find next" and therefore any can be on the buttons, so this is not a bug.

[qacollective]

This is 100% a valid bug. Sure, it may be 'only a UI bug', but it is painful. When you are doing a lot of searching and replacing, having to eyeball each one to make sure it is right - keyboard is MUCH faster than the mouse, we all know that. But the tooltip help that you get given is:

Next Match button: "Next Match (Enter)"
Replace button: "Replace (Enter)"

@IllusionMH : Enter is a shortcut for any button that is currently in focus, sure, but how is that helpful? Unless you didn't understand the bug in the first place ...

[IllusionMH]

Initial problem is resolved - there is F3 that does what is needed in both contexts - Find and Find & Replace in contrast to Enter.

I know what "bug" you are talking about (it's not the first mention).
If you want to discuss what shortcut is displayed in hovers/menu/context menu - please check https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/40389#issuecomment-352404326 and provide your feedback there or create another issue.

Another description https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/27611#issuecomment-307008730

[Melebius]

I also find the current keyboard shortcuts unsatisfactory. When I have the Replace panel open and move the text cursor to the editor (e.g. by pressing Ctrl+1) to edit something manually, pressing Enter means creating a newline. I can press F3 to _search_ again but I am not able to _replace_ again without using the mouse (edit: OK, Ctrl+H followed by Enter does it).

This is not essentially a problem of what is _displayed_ as @IllusionMH suggests. The problem is the keyboard _behavior_ while using Replace.

[IllusionMH]

I am not able to replace again without using the mouse

You can always add your own shortcut for editor.action.replaceOne command and when can be like editorFocus && findWidgetVisible.

If you are sure that it should exist be for everyone by default - please create separate issue.