[Libreoffice-bugs] [Bug 108256] New: EDITING: find/replace regular expressions: \n has 2 meanings, it shouldn't

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https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=108256

            Bug ID: 108256
           Summary: EDITING: find/replace regular expressions: \n has 2
                    meanings, it shouldn't
           Product: LibreOffice
           Version: 5.1.6.2 release
          Hardware: All
                OS: All
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: enhancement
          Priority: medium
         Component: Writer
          Assignee: libreoffice-bugs at lists.freedesktop.org
          Reporter: akerblom at flopcat.org

In find/replace, when the "regular expressions" options box is checked, the
product intentionally has "\n" mean one thing in the search box, and a
different thing in the replace box:  

>From the help file:
"
\n in the Search for text box stands for a line break that was inserted with
the Shift+Enter key combination.
\n in the Replace with text box stands for a paragraph break that can be
entered with the Enter or Return key.
"

This means that I can never search for a paragraph break, and I can never
replace anything with a line break. 

As these are two different characters, they should really be represented by
different expressions in the find/replace feature so that users have the
flexibility to find on either one, and replace with either one.

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