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In the "Find in Files" dialog there is a "Search Results" area where matching filenames are shown. They are shown as Explorer nodes and you open them up and see Fields, Constructors, etc. I don't see the value of using Explorer nodes. The task is to search for strings. It seems like there is more value in combining the "Search Results" and the "Position within the Files". With this suggestion, the files would be listed in Search Results and, when expanded, would show the text of all the matching lines (see issue 33717).
I totally agree with the proposed solution. I will discuss it with a UI engineer.
Isn't this duplicate of 17633?
Yes, it is. *** This issue has been marked as a duplicate of 17633 ***