On 27/02/2012, at 20.53, Hans-Jörg Bibiko wrote:
[…] I select "Project Folder" for item "In:" - fine. Then I close the Find Panel, I'm working on some stuff, then I'd like to look for another string, I set the "find string" via ⌘E and then I press ⌘F. Ok - but "Find Panel"'s "In:" selection felt back to "Document" […]
Use ⇧⌘F instead (also works while the dialog is open).
Basically ⌘F / ⇧⌘F is “toggling” the “in” pop-up between document¹ and project folder.
¹ When using ⌘F and having multiple liens selected, the “in” defaults to “selection”.