Show Search Results in Notes Field Context

Summary

I need to find things within a notes field that is long.

For some entries I have long text in the "Notes" field. I like that searching will find things in the notes field. but I don't know how to see where in the notes field.

Sometimes I copy and paste the notes field into a text editor just so I can search…but that's a scary approach.

Context

Why is my notes field so long? Usually because for my current job I have lots of stuff that I want save and free from text is an easy way. What is my employee number? My hire date? Other HR crap. Maybe a phone number or two. My made up random answers to stupid security questions. Some damn Jetbrains login that has gone away since my layoff but was important.

Or notes about my ISP, this isn't long like for a job, but long enough to scroll: Account number, circuit number, MAC addresses, router password, notes about trouble tickets, security questions again, etc.

My credit card: The account number, expiration date, CCV, that funny number next to the signature that will rub off by the time they ask me for it to verify I have the card in my possession, security questions, notes about disputed charges, etc.

I don't want to have to structure this into separate entries when the data is so heavily grouped.

Possible Design Options

Remember what the last search was, and when an entry is open have search again highlight each hit in turn (scrolling into view if necessary).
Implement a new search feature: When I have an entry open and allow me to search, scroll the hit into view and highlight it, allow search again to scroll and highlight the next hit.

Maybe these two option are effectively the same, I'm not sure.

Probably also a good idea to add an Edit menu: a place to put cut, copy, paste, delete, undo, redo, search, and search again. Menus are a compact way to expose features and document their keyboard equivalents.

Generally, Thanks!

I appreciate your work. I also really like your refusing to add features that would be dangerous. I don't use an online password manager or service—which strives for seamless browser integration!—because those features are dangerous.

I'll backup my encrypted database to the cloud myself, but only after I superencrypt it with a better passphrase than the (somewhat) typeable one I use day-to-day.

And I finally looked into how crackable the database format is and am pleased to discover that all the cracking seems to depend on my choosing a weak passphrase. :whew:

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