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"Find" doesn't work within <select> <option> fields.

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techleet1276
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When trying to find text on a page that is contained within an <option> tag inside a <select multiple="multiple"> HTML tag, it is ignored.

For example, if the source of the page is as follows:

<body> <select multiple="multiple"> <option value="myValue">sitemap</option> </select> </body>

..and you bring up FIND using CTRL-F and type "sitemap", it won't find, even though it's clearly visible on the page. [see attached screenshot]

I tested this on Firefox v51.0.1 x64, both in Win7 and Win10.

Any ideas? Is this just a bug? If so, can someone add it to the list to fix?

Thank you!

When trying to find text on a page that is contained within an <option> tag inside a <select multiple="multiple"> HTML tag, it is ignored. For example, if the source of the page is as follows: <body> <select multiple="multiple"> <option value="myValue">sitemap</option> </select> </body> ..and you bring up FIND using CTRL-F and type "sitemap", it won't find, even though it's clearly visible on the page. [see attached screenshot] I tested this on Firefox v51.0.1 x64, both in Win7 and Win10. Any ideas? Is this just a bug? If so, can someone add it to the list to fix? Thank you!

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techleet1276
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screenshot example

cor-el
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You would have to inspect the Page Source to find text that is part of such tags. You can only find text that is visible by default.

techleet1276
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Hi Cor-el (great name ;) )

Thanks for your reply. Please see screenshot -- the text IS visible -- I just mentioned the html tags to give a more specific account of the issue.

cor-el
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Can you post a link to a publicly accessible page (i.e. no authentication or signing on required)?