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Re: Odd problem with MATE Search Tool

From Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net>
Newsgroups linux.debian.user
Subject Re: Odd problem with MATE Search Tool
Date 2018-08-31 15:30 +0200
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On 08/31/2018 08:01 AM, mick crane wrote:
> On 2018-08-31 13:29, Richard Owlett wrote:
>> I just installed SciTE text editor from the repository.
>> The default font size was too small so I went looking for the
>> appropriate properties file.
>>
>> I entered "scite" in the "Name contains:" box and chose "Filesystem"
>> in the "Look in folder:" box.
>>
>> Got no hits.
>> Doing a reboot had no effect.
>> Doing a manual browse found the is a /etc/scite directory.
>> To check the tools functionality I searched for "python" getting many
>> hits [including /etc/python].
>>
>> What's happening?
>>
>> TIA
> 
> I like "locate" if I'm trying to find anything, just need to "updatedb" 
> if install something.
> 

Solved the problem. Evidently the MATE Search Tool uses same/similar code.
Thank you.

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Odd problem with MATE Search Tool Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2018-08-31 14:40 +0200
  Re: Odd problem with MATE Search Tool mick crane <mick.crane@gmail.com> - 2018-08-31 15:10 +0200
    Re: Odd problem with MATE Search Tool Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2018-08-31 15:30 +0200
      Re: Odd problem with MATE Search Tool David <bouncingcats@gmail.com> - 2018-09-04 05:00 +0200
  Re: Odd problem with MATE Search Tool Dan Ritter <dsr@randomstring.org> - 2018-08-31 15:20 +0200

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