Am 01.04.2013 um 07:51 schrieb Scott Kostyshak <skost...@lyx.org>:
> On Mon, Apr 1, 2013 at 1:49 AM, Scott Kostyshak <skost...@lyx.org> wrote:
>> When using 'find' and a string is not found, this is not an error or a
>> surprising event. It is often expected (e.g. after searching through
>> the whole document for a certain string eventually you will get this
>> message). The exclamation mark should be reserved for messages that
>> are unexpected or that need extra attention, such as errors.
>> ---
>> src/BufferView.cpp | 2 +-
>> src/lyxfind.cpp | 4 ++--
>> 2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/src/BufferView.cpp b/src/BufferView.cpp
>> index 3aa201b..1d19014 100644
>> --- a/src/BufferView.cpp
>> +++ b/src/BufferView.cpp
>> @@ -1545,7 +1545,7 @@ void BufferView::dispatch(FuncRequest const & cmd,
>> DispatchResult & dr)
>> if (lyxfind(this, req))
>> dr.screenUpdate(Update::Force | Update::FitCursor);
>> else
>> - message(_("String not found!"));
>> + message(_("String not found."));
>> d->search_request_cache_ = req;
>> break;
>> }
>> diff --git a/src/lyxfind.cpp b/src/lyxfind.cpp
>> index d6df0ef..e44d640 100644
>> --- a/src/lyxfind.cpp
>> +++ b/src/lyxfind.cpp
>> @@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ bool lyxreplace(BufferView * bv,
>> Buffer const & buf = bv->buffer();
>> if (!update) {
>> // emit message signal.
>> - buf.message(_("String not found!"));
>> + buf.message(_("String not found."));
>> } else {
>> if (replace_count == 0) {
>> buf.message(_("String found."));
>> @@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ bool lyxreplace(BufferView * bv,
>> if (findOne(bv, search, casesensitive, matchword, forward))
>> update = true;
>> else
>> - bv->message(_("String not found!"));
>> + bv->message(_("String not found."));
>> }
>> return update;
>> }
>> --
>> 1.7.9.5
>>
>
> This is a personal preference and the original string dates back to
> 1999 so I would be interested in what others think.
I agree with your change.
Stephan
>
> In its current form, it seems to me as if LyX were raising its voice
> at the user for doing something wrong.
>
> Scott
