Repository: vscode
Issue: Setting editor.find.seedSearchStringFromSelection to Always does not always seed the Find Widget
Labels: bug,editor-find

Type: <b>Bug</b>

`editor.find.seedSearchStringFromSelection` has always been set to "always" in my configuration, and the Find Widget shows the previous search string, nothing, or the selected text. The previous search string is the most common result. Inexplicably, Replace seems more reliable.

I have tried restarting VSC or saving and reloading files. The flawed behavior has been consistent since I first began using VSC.

This report is submitted pursuant to a [request from amunger](https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/190835#issuecomment-1856193412).

VS Code version: Code 1.85.1 (0ee08df0cf4527e40edc9aa28f4b5bd38bbff2b2, 2023-12-13T09:49:37.021Z)
OS version: Windows_NT x64 10.0.19045
Modes:

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<summary>System Info</summary>

|Item|Value|
|---|---|
|CPUs|Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-4690 CPU @ 3.50GHz (4 x 3498)|
|GPU Status|2d_canvas: enabled<br>canvas_oop_rasterization: enabled_on<br>direct_rendering_display_compositor: disabled_off_ok<br>gpu_compositing: enabled<br>multiple_raster_threads: enabled_on<br>opengl: enabled_on<br>rasterization: enabled<br>raw_draw: disabled_off_ok<br>video_decode: enabled<br>video_encode: enabled<br>vulkan: disabled_off<br>webgl: enabled<br>webgl2: enabled<br>webgpu: enabled|
|Load (avg)|undefined|
|Memory (System)|15.88GB (6.47GB free)|
|Process Argv|--crash-reporter-id 9ebebe49-1c05-4122-ac9e-3e60ceb63b56|
|Screen Reader|no|
|VM|0%|
</details><details><summary>Extensions (10)</summary>

Extension|Author (truncated)|Version
---|---|---
vscode-css-formatter|aes|1.0.2
vscode-intelephense-client|bme|1.10.2
vscode-mysql|for|0.5.0
vscode-htmlhint|HTM|1.0.5
remove-break-lines|jal|1.0.0
vscode-apache|mrm|1.2.0
live-server|ms-|0.4.13
powershell|ms-|2023.8.0
sftp|Nat|1.16.3
change-case|wma|1.0.0


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