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VS Code is another program that I think does search in settings very well. I can't think of a program that isn't an IDE that has taken this approach, though.
by giaour 5y ago
VS Code is another program that I think does search in settings very well. I can't think of a program that isn't an IDE that has taken this approach, though.
- TrianguloY 5y agoKDE settings also has settings search (also windows more or less and other comment mentions mac). An OS is not a program but...close.
- mwcampbell 5y agoThe JAWS screen reader for Windows has had a searchable settings UI for several years. I regret that I and possibly my coworkers, working on a competing product (before I went to Microsoft), used to privately mock that search feature, taking it as evidence that JAWS had gone overboard with settings.
- rightbyte 5y agoFirefox on desktop?
- iamcurious 5y agoVLC
- spacexsucks 5y agoEmacs. You can search for all settings. And completely replace them.
- giaour 5y agoI think Emacs has the same kind of user base and accomplishes the same tasks as IntelliJ or VS Code, so let's call it an IDE for the purposes of this discussion.
- mschuster91 5y ago> I can't think of a program that isn't an IDE that has taken this approach, though. There aren't many, but on the other side... IDE developers are dog-fooding their product. They want customizability, they know other developers will want that customizability, and they get their wishes granted.
- cobalt 5y agoJetBrains products have searchable settings