I tried to install Quick Text Search into a fresh Mars.2 JEE package of Eclipse and it seems to work fine. The shortcut is "Cmd-Shift-L", btw, not "Ctrl-Shift-L" (but that also might depend on the platform). If it still doesn't work, we need to take a deeper look at why this doesn't work on your end. The best first step would be to open the Preferences -> General -> Keys" and search for the "Quick Search Command". It that appears in the list, the install seemed to work just fine (and it shows your platform-specific shortcut). In that case maybe there is a conflicting keyboard shortcut defined, so that something else gets executed when you press that shortcut. In that case you can look for another command in that list with the same shortcut and re-define the shortcut for the Quick Text Search to something else, for example.
I have installed Quick Search for Eclipse 3.8.1.RELEASE on Eclipse 4.5. However after installation, Cmd+Shift+L doesn't get the Quick Search option for searching in the files. Is there a new version of Quick Search which is compatible with Eclipse 4.5?
The latest version of the quick search plugin is compatible with Eclipse Mars, so something seems to go wrong with or after the installation. Someone else reported a similar problem, so I think we need to investigate this a bit deeper. Please open a bug report at https://github.com/spring-projects/eclipse-integration-commons/issues or https://issuetracker.springsource.com/browse/STS (whatever you prefer), so that we can continue the discussion over there and ask for more details. Thanks!!!
i installed spring quicksearch on eclipse mars , but i do not get any option in eclipse >> preferences for the plugin.however it shows plugin as installed in eclipse marketplace. could you please help :-(
I tried this myself quickly, used a vanilla Eclipse Mars.2 JEE package and installed the quick search plugin via the marketplace without any issues. The preference page "Quick Search" is showing up as well as the quick search dialog itself (after hitting the keystroke). Version 3.8.1 was showing up while installing the plugin. Did you install that version? And what happens if you try again with a fresh Eclipse install (trying to isolate the problem here)?
I have a java project that i'm currently working on. Plug in works great on java search, but doesn't seem to be working on javascript files. Any way i can add associations?
The quick text search should look inside JavaScript files by default. You can EXCLUDE certain types of files and specific folder names (and you can configure that yourself in the preferences), but all the other files are searched by default. Maybe your JavaScript files are inside one of those folders that are not searched?
This is a very good plugin. I've got used to it, but in new version it has a very annoying bug: when I try to find something in project, the "Matching items" list shows the same text and path many times (instead of displaying appropriate text and path for every result).
for example
line | Text | Path
| test | file 1 - /path/to/file 1
| test | file 1 - /path/to/file 1
| test | file 1 - /path/to/file 1
| test | file 1 - /path/to/file 1
Instead of:
line | Text | Path
12 | test | file 1 - /path/to/file 1
23 | test 123 | file 2 - /path/to/file 2
34 | dddd test | file 3 - /path/to/file 3
14 | test3 | file 4 - /path/to/file 4
Submitted by Jan Poganski on Sat, 2014-11-29 05:53
Thanks for the great plug-in! I really like it and would like to add it to a customized Eclipse product. Can the key binding be redefined (not by the end user but e.g. in plugin_customization.ini)? The end user can redefine the key binding via the preference dialog in order to resolve the conflict with Key Assist. What I am looking for is a chance to set the default preference to key binding which is different from Ctrl + Shift + L.
Submitted by Thomas Rädel on Fri, 2014-05-16 08:45
An internal error occurred during: "QuickSearch".
Java heap space
I have 12 projects in my workspace, nothing unusual. Everything else I work on runs without causing any problems.
It doesnt matter what text I´m searching, I get that error in any case.
There is also no difference between Luna M7 and Kepler.
I think having search in a pop-up dialog box is a really bad idea and reminds me of search in old versions of Microsoft Word. Having search inline as a tab allows for an easy workflow as you aren't blocking anything and constantly moving around a dialog box. Instasearch is inline, and would be a really good search extension if it allowed for exact matches and case sensitive searches. I'm still looking for the holy grail of search in eclipse but unfortunately I don't think it exists yet.
Really helps to find text in a software. Easier and faster than existing text search (results appear in real time)
Highly recommended.
Should be part of standard distribution.
Quick Search for Eclipse
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Great Tool. Thanks a Lot!
Submitted by Uditha Perera on Tue, 2018-09-25 02:37
Great Tool. Thanks a Lot!
This helps to keep the love with Eclipse IDE.
Re: Great Tool. Thanks a Lot!
Submitted by Martin Lippert on Wed, 2018-09-26 08:33
Thanks for the nice feedback, great to hear that you like it !!!
unable to use quicksearch in eclipse mars
Submitted by Jackie Li on Fri, 2017-07-14 06:40
eclipse version: MARS 4.5.0 quick search version：3.8.4
Installed successful from Marketplace， but ‘ctrl + shift + L ’ doesn't work， and can't find quick search under preferences.
Please take a look, thanks!
Re: unable to use quicksearch in eclipse mars
Submitted by Martin Lippert on Wed, 2017-07-19 04:23
I tried to install Quick Text Search into a fresh Mars.2 JEE package of Eclipse and it seems to work fine. The shortcut is "Cmd-Shift-L", btw, not "Ctrl-Shift-L" (but that also might depend on the platform). If it still doesn't work, we need to take a deeper look at why this doesn't work on your end. The best first step would be to open the Preferences -> General -> Keys" and search for the "Quick Search Command". It that appears in the list, the install seemed to work just fine (and it shows your platform-specific shortcut). In that case maybe there is a conflicting keyboard shortcut defined, so that something else gets executed when you press that shortcut. In that case you can look for another command in that list with the same shortcut and re-define the shortcut for the Quick Text Search to something else, for example.
Installed successfully
Submitted by Zhassulan Tokbayev on Wed, 2017-02-22 22:33
Thank you very much Martin!
Not able to use Quick Search on Mars (Eclipse 4.5)
Submitted by Jane Larson on Wed, 2016-08-31 17:59
I have installed Quick Search for Eclipse 3.8.1.RELEASE on Eclipse 4.5. However after installation, Cmd+Shift+L doesn't get the Quick Search option for searching in the files. Is there a new version of Quick Search which is compatible with Eclipse 4.5?
The latest version of the
Submitted by Martin Lippert on Thu, 2016-09-08 05:53
The latest version of the quick search plugin is compatible with Eclipse Mars, so something seems to go wrong with or after the installation. Someone else reported a similar problem, so I think we need to investigate this a bit deeper. Please open a bug report at https://github.com/spring-projects/eclipse-integration-commons/issues or https://issuetracker.springsource.com/browse/STS (whatever you prefer), so that we can continue the discussion over there and ask for more details. Thanks!!!
unable to use quicksearch in eclipse mars
Submitted by Mayur Malpani on Mon, 2016-08-29 11:39
i installed spring quicksearch on eclipse mars , but i do not get any option in eclipse >> preferences for the plugin.however it shows plugin as installed in eclipse marketplace. could you please help :-(
I tried this myself quickly,
Submitted by Martin Lippert on Tue, 2016-08-30 10:17
I tried this myself quickly, used a vanilla Eclipse Mars.2 JEE package and installed the quick search plugin via the marketplace without any issues. The preference page "Quick Search" is showing up as well as the quick search dialog itself (after hitting the keystroke). Version 3.8.1 was showing up while installing the plugin. Did you install that version? And what happens if you try again with a fresh Eclipse install (trying to isolate the problem here)?
following are the versions
Submitted by Mayur Malpani on Wed, 2016-08-31 11:03
following are the versions
Eclipse Java EE IDE for Web Developers.
Version: Mars Release (4.5.0)
Build id: 20150621-1200
Quick Search Tool
Quick Search for Eclipse 3.8.1
When I install this i do not get any options about quick search in preferences , is there any prerequiste of STS tool for this to work.
So something seems to go
Submitted by Martin Lippert on Thu, 2016-09-08 05:54
So something seems to go wrong with or after the installation. Someone else reported a similar problem (see above), so I think we need to investigate this a bit deeper. Please open a bug report at https://github.com/spring-projects/eclipse-integration-commons/issues or https://issuetracker.springsource.com/browse/STS (whatever you prefer), so that we can continue the discussion over there and ask for more details. Thanks!!!
How can i add associated files?
Submitted by Vikas Goyal on Tue, 2016-05-17 02:23
I have a java project that i'm currently working on. Plug in works great on java search, but doesn't seem to be working on javascript files. Any way i can add associations?
The quick text search should
Submitted by Martin Lippert on Sat, 2016-05-21 08:33
The quick text search should look inside JavaScript files by default. You can EXCLUDE certain types of files and specific folder names (and you can configure that yourself in the preferences), but all the other files are searched by default. Maybe your JavaScript files are inside one of those folders that are not searched?
quick search works fine in eclipse Mars 4.5
Submitted by Ilan Keshet on Fri, 2016-02-05 07:05
the bug mentioned the comment below does not reproduce.
working with:
unusable in Eclipse Mars
Submitted by Alex Mising name on Mon, 2015-09-28 17:35
This is a very good plugin. I've got used to it, but in new version it has a very annoying bug: when I try to find something in project, the "Matching items" list shows the same text and path many times (instead of displaying appropriate text and path for every result).
for example
line | Text | Path
| test | file 1 - /path/to/file 1
| test | file 1 - /path/to/file 1
| test | file 1 - /path/to/file 1
| test | file 1 - /path/to/file 1
Instead of:
line | Text | Path
12 | test | file 1 - /path/to/file 1
23 | test 123 | file 2 - /path/to/file 2
34 | dddd test | file 3 - /path/to/file 3
14 | test3 | file 4 - /path/to/file 4
Please fix it.
Looks like you filed this
Submitted by Martin Lippert on Fri, 2015-10-02 04:20
Looks like you filed this against the STS issuetracker as well, which is good. Here is the reference:
https://issuetracker.springsource.com/browse/STS-4221
The problem looks like a duplicate of this one:
https://issuetracker.springsource.com/browse/STS-4159
which is fixed for the upcoming 3.7.1 release. So stay tuned, should be out next week.
Can the default key binding of QuickSearch be customized?
Submitted by Jan Poganski on Sat, 2014-11-29 05:53
Thanks for the great plug-in! I really like it and would like to add it to a customized Eclipse product. Can the key binding be redefined (not by the end user but e.g. in plugin_customization.ini)? The end user can redefine the key binding via the preference dialog in order to resolve the conflict with Key Assist. What I am looking for is a chance to set the default preference to key binding which is different from Ctrl + Shift + L.
cannot use it.. :(
Submitted by Thomas Rädel on Fri, 2014-05-16 08:45
An internal error occurred during: "QuickSearch".
Java heap space
I have 12 projects in my workspace, nothing unusual. Everything else I work on runs without causing any problems.
It doesnt matter what text I´m searching, I get that error in any case.
There is also no difference between Luna M7 and Kepler.
update: setting -Xmx1024m in
Submitted by Thomas Rädel on Tue, 2014-05-20 03:57
update: setting -Xmx1024m in eclipse.ini file helped. Now it works fine and I love it :)
great to hear that and glad
Submitted by Martin Lippert on Fri, 2015-10-02 04:21
great to hear that and glad you like it !!!
Dialog box?
Submitted by Harold Barber on Tue, 2013-12-17 14:46
I think having search in a pop-up dialog box is a really bad idea and reminds me of search in old versions of Microsoft Word. Having search inline as a tab allows for an easy workflow as you aren't blocking anything and constantly moving around a dialog box. Instasearch is inline, and would be a really good search extension if it allowed for exact matches and case sensitive searches. I'm still looking for the holy grail of search in eclipse but unfortunately I don't think it exists yet.
should not be modal window
Submitted by Paul Verest on Tue, 2013-12-31 02:05
The dialog should not be modal https://github.com/spring-projects/eclipse-integration-commons/issues/6
Very powerfull
Submitted by Martin Pernollet on Wed, 2013-12-11 11:14
Really helps to find text in a software. Easier and faster than existing text search (results appear in real time)
Highly recommended.
Should be part of standard distribution.
Think again about key binding.
Submitted by Paul Verest on Wed, 2013-08-07 02:09
Works great! However it is the same binding Ctrl+Shif+L as standard "View all keyboard shortcuts", that I find useful.
http://help.eclipse.org/juno/index.jsp?topic=%2Forg.eclipse.platform.doc...
Self solved
Submitted by Paul Verest on Mon, 2014-01-06 20:44
Ctrl+Shift+L shows Quick Search
Ctrl+Shift+L twice shows list of shortcut
Ctrl+Shift+L 3 times shows Preferences > General > Keys
works great!
Submitted by Rafael Chaves on Thu, 2013-07-11 14:49
This should be part of the Eclipse platform, it blows the regular text search feature out of the water. Installed it both on STS and vanilla Eclipse.