Find/Replace doesn't work with gsub statements

[baderstine]

System details

RStudio Edition : Desktop
RStudio Version : 024.04.0 Build 735
OS Version      : Mac OS Sonoma 14.5 (23F79)
R Version       : R version 4.3.2 (2023-10-31)

Steps to reproduce the problem

In a .Rmd file containing a gsub function call.

e.g., gsub("blah","","sdfoiwje")

In "Source" view, Edit > Replace and Find
Search for "," and attempt to replace it with ", " (i.e., add a space after the comma).

Describe the problem in detail

When you click replace, it doesn't actually change anything.

Describe the behavior you expected

I would expect this code to become:
gsub("blah", "", "sdfoiwje")

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[ronblum]

@baderstine Thank you for raising this! I can't reproduce this, though. Can you provide a minimal example of an R Markdown file that causes the failure? It'll help with trying to reproduce, in case I'm not using the code in a way that causes the problem.

[baderstine]

I just updated to RStudio version 2024.04.1 Build 748 and that seemed to fix it. Nevermind!

[ronblum]

@baderstine That's great! Though if the problem returns, please let us know.

[baderstine]

ah no, this is actually just me being an idiot (PEBCAK). If you try to use keyboard shortcuts for almost everything, you can get tripped up...

Steps to reproduce (On a Mac):

1. Command + F
2. search for ","
3. tab to replace with ", "
4. click "Next" button because you don't want to replace this result.
5. hit "enter" to replace second result - in this case, enter is actually just "clicking" next again because that was the last button pressed.

What i should have done in step 5 is hit tab a few more times to move selection over to the "replace" button and then hit enter.

[ronblum]

@baderstine Ah! Honestly, I'm sure that I've done the same, too. 🙂

Also, TIL the acronym PEBCAK.