Index: trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/actions/search/SearchAction.java
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--- trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/actions/search/SearchAction.java	(revision 15355)
+++ trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/actions/search/SearchAction.java	(revision 15356)
@@ -224,5 +224,5 @@
         saveToHistory(s);
         lastSearch = new SearchSetting(s);
-        search(s);
+        searchStateless(s);
     }
 
@@ -234,5 +234,5 @@
     public static void searchWithoutHistory(SearchSetting s) {
         lastSearch = new SearchSetting(s);
-        search(s);
+        searchStateless(s);
     }
 
@@ -247,8 +247,14 @@
         searchSetting.text = search;
         searchSetting.mode = mode;
-        search(searchSetting);
-    }
-
-    static void search(SearchSetting s) {
+        searchStateless(searchSetting);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Performs a stateless search specified by the settings in <code>s</code>.
+     *
+     * @param s search settings
+     * @since 15356
+     */
+    public static void searchStateless(SearchSetting s) {
         SearchTask.newSearchTask(s, new SelectSearchReceiver()).run();
     }
Index: trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/dialogs/SelectionListDialog.java
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/dialogs/SelectionListDialog.java	(revision 15355)
+++ trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/dialogs/SelectionListDialog.java	(revision 15356)
@@ -746,5 +746,5 @@
         @Override
         public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
-            org.openstreetmap.josm.actions.search.SearchAction.searchWithoutHistory(s);
+            org.openstreetmap.josm.actions.search.SearchAction.searchStateless(s);
         }
     }
Index: trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/dialogs/properties/PropertiesDialog.java
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/dialogs/properties/PropertiesDialog.java	(revision 15355)
+++ trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/dialogs/properties/PropertiesDialog.java	(revision 15356)
@@ -1192,5 +1192,5 @@
                 return;
             final SearchSetting ss = createSearchSetting(key, sel, sameType);
-            org.openstreetmap.josm.actions.search.SearchAction.searchWithoutHistory(ss);
+            org.openstreetmap.josm.actions.search.SearchAction.searchStateless(ss);
         }
     }