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Having a source editor open ( A file is opened) attempt to Replace a text (which is equal to find + replace ) in file menu , open drop down menu on "Edit" Replace option is not enabled unless user three times go back and fourth between source editor and file menu then "Relace" get enabled and will be functioning.
Anyway, these actions can be invoked by shorcuts (CtrlF/Ctrl-R) leastways. *** This issue has been marked as a duplicate of 9910 ***
Resolved for 3.3.x or earlier, no new info since then -> closing.