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Universal Search-and-Replace

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Equal Pigeon

A search-and-REPLACE option in Codex so we can change the names of characters / objects / locations universally across multiple entries with one click. It would save a lot of time instead of manually updating each separate Codex entry.

November 17, 2023

Xanadu Quail

Not having this feature is a MASSIVE oversight. Please do make this happen!

Vocational Tortoise

Oh boy yeah, I decided to change the name of a prominent place mid story and now replacing it manually seems like a nightmare xD fingers crossed it's something that's even possible to implement.

Nutty Parakeet

This is a table stakes feature and I'm holding off bringing my novel in until it's available - is there a release date scheduled?

Persistent Woodpecker

is there a release date for this?

Breezy Iguana

Much needed for Character names, lore, etc.

Currently it takes a long time to refactor codex/ novel manually with CTRL+F and/or extensions.

Dutch white Panda

Boy, do I need this!

Nougat Dragon

Honestly! Why isn't this feature in Novelcrafter already! I am now faced with changing ALLOT of codex entries, chapters and so on as I need to change 1 name! If this was a Word document, or something like that, it would be so easy to do Find & Replace, but a tool, specifically built for writing novels, somehow the developers forgot this INSANELY important feature, how!? Please make this happen as soon as possible, pretty please! At this point, I am honestly thinking of copying everything into Word and just do it there, at least I would have Find & Replace.

Proper Firefly

This is fundamental. Having to copy out one scene at a time and make a find/ replace using another app just to paste the

scene

(not chapter) back in is incredibly demoralizing.

Alabaster Stork

Seriously this feature missing is enough for me to not want to persist through the trial period.

Present Scallop

I can absolutely understand how this would be difficult to do in an application like Novelcrafter where everything is stored in separate files (or database entries, not sure how you're doing this under the hood), but please try to find a way to make it happen.

spaceemotion

Present Scallop The exact specs and designs have already been prepared, yeah. We do want to allow find and replace across scenes, codex entries, snippets and such after all.

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