Currently, performing text searches and manual edits in Eclipse requires a lot of mouse interaction. For example:

• Create 2 documents, each containing the term "test".
• Press Ctrl+H to search for "test".
• Click on the first search result and edit the text.

If the user wants to move to the next search result, they must manually switch to the Search view and either click the Next button or use the corresponding shortcut. Then they need to double-click the next search result to jump to the change.

This workflow is time-consuming and interrupts focus, especially when reviewing and editing multiple occurrences across several files.

An old example implementation by Paul Webster (see below) demonstrates a more efficient approach, allowing a global “jump to next search result” that works without focusing the Search view.

It would be highly valuable to integrate this feature into the standard Eclipse IDE, so users can navigate search results quickly with a global shortcut.

References:

Original example implementation: Paul Webster, Bug 328460