I used Search->Replace "theclock" with "theClock".  It appears that the
"replace with" text is always forced to lower-case.  So "theclock" is
replaced with "theclock".  :-(  The "match case" checkbox seems to behave
correctly -- if checked it properly ignores instances of "Theclock", for
example.  There's simply no way to use find & replace to use capitalization.

-Scott

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"Scott Wasson" <swa### [at] townispcom> wrote in message
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> I used Search->Replace "theclock" with "theClock".  It appears that the
> "replace with" text is always forced to lower-case.

Try unchecking, rechecking, and finally unchecking Preserve Case. Seems mine
was stuck and I was about to confirm what you found, since I was pretty sure
it used to work okay. Capitals go in fine for me now. Using WinXP here.

bob h

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That did it.  Thank you.  But what's the rationale for having preserve case
enabled by default?  I can see its use for editing Shakespearean lines of
prose, or writing Turkish poetry.  But in a case-sensitive computer
language?

"bob h" <omn### [at] charternet> wrote in message
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> "Scott Wasson" <swa### [at] townispcom> wrote in message
> news:3ce5958d$1@news.povray.org...
> > I used Search->Replace "theclock" with "theClock".  It appears that the
> > "replace with" text is always forced to lower-case.
>
> Try unchecking, rechecking, and finally unchecking Preserve Case. Seems
mine
> was stuck and I was about to confirm what you found, since I was pretty
sure
> it used to work okay. Capitals go in fine for me now. Using WinXP here.
>
> bob h
>
>
>

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