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Hi Loren, as you hinted, this bug is almost a feature if it wasn't so annoyingly sticky ;-)
This relates to the way things are currently implemented in the 3-pane-view and message tabs, which will radically change with the next version of Thunderbird in mid 2023 (via bug 1729379). Most message views will always show exactly the same thing UI-wise, because the *are* the same element shown in different places (which makes your bug a duplicate of bug 487386). We won't fix this for Thunderbird 102, so your best option is to close the find bar as soon as you're done searching. Afasics, the behaviour has not changed from TB 91.

For the record, here's what happens:
- Do `Find in this message` (Ctrl+F) in message preview of 3-pane.
- While find bar is still open, open other messages in a tab
=> All of the other messages in a tab will show same findbar with same search active. The search highlights the first instance if found, which may cause scrolling, too (might be useful sometimes, but mostly not).

It also happens the other way round:
- Do `Find in this message` (Ctrl+F) in any message tab
=> Same search will be active in all other message tabs, and in the 3-pane message preview (that's pretty odd and useless).

Similarly:
- With user preference `Open messages in an existing message window` enabled, open a message
- In the message window, do Ctrl+F
- Open another message from 3-pane
=> same search active (that's less surprising, but also unlikely to be useful).

Hi Loren, as you hinted, this bug is almost a feature if it wasn't so annoyingly sticky ;-)
This relates to the way things are currently implemented in the 3-pane-view and message tabs, which will radically change with the next version of Thunderbird in mid 2023 (via bug 1729379). Currently, most message views will always show exactly the same thing UI-wise, because the *are* the same element shown in different places (which makes your bug a duplicate of bug 487386). We won't fix this for Thunderbird 102, so your best option is to close the find bar as soon as you're done searching. Afasics, the behaviour has not changed from TB 91.

For the record, here's what happens:
- Do `Find in this message` (Ctrl+F) in message preview of 3-pane.
- While find bar is still open, open other messages in a tab
=> All of the other messages in a tab will show same findbar with same search active. The search highlights the first instance if found, which may cause scrolling, too (might be useful sometimes, but mostly not).

It also happens the other way round:
- Do `Find in this message` (Ctrl+F) in any message tab
=> Same search will be active in all other message tabs, and in the 3-pane message preview (that's pretty odd and useless).

Similarly:
- With user preference `Open messages in an existing message window` enabled, open a message
- In the message window, do Ctrl+F
- Open another message from 3-pane
=> same search active (that's less surprising, but also unlikely to be useful).

Hi Loren, as you hinted, this bug is almost a feature if it wasn't so annoyingly sticky ;-)
This relates to the way things are currently implemented in the 3-pane-view and message tabs, which will radically change with the next version of Thunderbird in mid 2023 (via bug 1729379). Currently, most message views will always show exactly the same thing UI-wise, because they *are* the same element shown in different places (which makes your bug a duplicate of bug 487386). We won't fix this for Thunderbird 102, so your best option is to close the find bar as soon as you're done searching. Afasics, the behaviour has not changed from TB 91.

For the record, here's what happens:
- Do `Find in this message` (Ctrl+F) in message preview of 3-pane.
- While find bar is still open, open other messages in a tab
=> All of the other messages in a tab will show same findbar with same search active. The search highlights the first instance if found, which may cause scrolling, too (might be useful sometimes, but mostly not).

It also happens the other way round:
- Do `Find in this message` (Ctrl+F) in any message tab
=> Same search will be active in all other message tabs, and in the 3-pane message preview (that's pretty odd and useless).

Similarly:
- With user preference `Open messages in an existing message window` enabled, open a message
- In the message window, do Ctrl+F
- Open another message from 3-pane
=> same search active (that's less surprising, but also unlikely to be useful).

Hi Loren, as you hinted, this bug is almost a feature if it wasn't so annoyingly sticky ;-)
This relates to the way things are currently implemented in the 3-pane-view and message tabs, which will radically change with the next version of Thunderbird in mid 2023 (via bug 1729379). Currently, most message views will always show exactly the same thing UI-wise, because they *are* re-using the same element shown in different places (which makes your bug a duplicate of bug 487386). We won't fix this for Thunderbird 102, so your best option is to close the find bar as soon as you're done searching. Afasics, the behaviour has not changed from TB 91.

For the record, here's what happens:
- Do `Find in this message` (Ctrl+F) in message preview of 3-pane.
- While find bar is still open, open other messages in a tab
=> All of the other messages in a tab will show same findbar with same search active. The search highlights the first instance if found, which may cause scrolling, too (might be useful sometimes, but mostly not).

It also happens the other way round:
- Do `Find in this message` (Ctrl+F) in any message tab
=> Same search will be active in all other message tabs, and in the 3-pane message preview (that's pretty odd and useless).

Similarly:
- With user preference `Open messages in an existing message window` enabled, open a message
- In the message window, do Ctrl+F
- Open another message from 3-pane
=> same search active (that's less surprising, but also unlikely to be useful).