- Replace Tab FocusTravelPolicy - just cycle between textfields
- Alt+u - new shortcut for wrap around since it had same as replace all
- Always caret in search textfield when replacebar is opened

http://hg.netbeans.org/jet-main/rev/d8f83bb766bc

- Fixed expand popup menu in ubuntu dark gtk laf since it was not readable
- Refactor SearchBar & Replacebar, DRY, delete duplicated code

http://hg.netbeans.org/jet-main/rev/0822ccf209b5

- selectall when textfield (find what, replace with) gets focus - after tab, mouse click

http://hg.netbeans.org/jet-main/rev/c75104cb2cb7

Integrated into 'main-golden'
Changeset: http://hg.netbeans.org/main-golden/rev/d8f83bb766bc
User: Milutin Kristofic <mkristofic@netbeans.org>
Log: #207387 - Minor improvements for search and replacebar #1

There is a plan to do :
- save search history so it will remain after restart 

- choosing a word from search history will setup regexp, matchcase, ... as there were in previous word - useful for regexp expressions

- Ctrl+F3 will open searchbar but remain focus in editor. They will be bounded together.

- Number of search instances in document will be shown in searchbar

Integrated into 'main-golden', will be available in build *201201250600* on http://bits.netbeans.org/dev/nightly/ (upload may still be in progress)
Changeset: http://hg.netbeans.org/main/rev/0822ccf209b5
User: Milutin Kristofic <mkristofic@netbeans.org>
Log: #207387 - Minor improvements for search and replacebar #2

Hello

Any chance those minor improvements will land in something like 7.1.1? Or any soon update? Especially regression fix for focusing search field:

http://hg.netbeans.org/jet-main/raw-diff/d8f83bb766bc/editor/src/org/netbeans/modules/editor/impl/ReplaceBar.java
@@ -657,12 +658,7 @@
             setVisible(true);
         }
         searchBar.gainFocus();
-        
-        if (searchBar.getIncSearchTextField().getText().isEmpty()) {
-            searchBar.getIncSearchTextField().requestFocusInWindow();
-        } else {
-            replaceTextField.requestFocusInWindow();
-        }
+        searchBar.getIncSearchTextField().requestFocusInWindow();
     }
 
     boolean hadFocusOnTextField() {

This is really annoying and really dangerous as one can mistakenly replace code instead of searching it.
http://forums.netbeans.org/post-123033.html#123033
http://forums.netbeans.org/topic45834.html

p.s. Sorry if this isn't appropriate place to ask for this

Integrated into 'releases', will be available in build *201202082200* or newer. Wait for official and publicly available build.
Changeset: http://hg.netbeans.org/releases/rev/088baa9ce553
User: Milutin Kristofic <mkristofic@netbeans.org>
Log: #207387 - Minor improvements for search and replacebar #1

This enhencement was fixed: http://netbeans.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=208199

- save search history so it will remain after restart 

- choosing a word from search history will select regexp as
there were in previous search - useful for regexp expressions

- Escaping popup for jcombobox is not closing whole find bar

- Joining searchbar history with find in files history

Is this still planned or should be closed?