Desktops and "find window"

In Mavericks I started using different desktops for different sets of programs, and I regularly use command-tap to move from one app to the next. But I have one problem: if the other program is on a different desktop and if it has a 'Find and Replace' window open, that F&R window will migrate to the desktop I'm at, whereas the document windows of that program stay where they are, and even the usual command-` will not reveal them. I can access them through the Window menu, but then I loose the F&R window … Most annoying.
I don't think it is a problem of the particular app. I tried NisusWriter, BBEdit and Scrivener. It seems all programs that have a seperate F&R window are affected.
Anyone any idea how this can be remedied (if it can)?
best regards
Bart

Tariq,
what do you mea with default console? Is it the external window that Forms can run in, or is it the Forms MDI window itself? If you could give us an idea of what you are trying to achieve then maybe the answer is an easy one to give.
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