[Libreoffice-bugs] [Bug 117755] selecting text changes the current search target

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https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=117755

V Stuart Foote <vstuart.foote at utsa.edu> changed:

           What    |Removed                     |Added
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             Status|UNCONFIRMED                 |RESOLVED
         Resolution|---                         |WONTFIX

--- Comment #21 from V Stuart Foote <vstuart.foote at utsa.edu> ---
(In reply to lvm from comment #20)
> (In reply to V Stuart Foote from comment #17)
> 
> > This UI makes functional sense and is consistent. If you don't want/need to
> > retain the find target close the Findbar--if you want to retain it to be
> > able to navigate through text leave it open.
> It is true only for the docked findbar, undocked findbar is always closed
> after use: you find the place you where looking for and press escape to
> close the find window and return to the main editing window. If you want to
> continue searching you press ^F to reopen it again, and it should retain the
> current search target regardless of what has happened in the editing window.

No, by design 'Closing' and reopening the Find bar reinitializes it--either
Docked or Undocked. If you need to retain the search string, do not close it!

Meaning, rather than <Esc> to close the undocked Find bar, a mouse click, text
selection, or cursor movement places cursor focus back onto document canvas.

Using a current selection as find target on launch remains correct and expected
behavior. 

Also expected on launch, with no selection made from canvas, the prior find
targets are available as a droplist stack for reuse. And that stack is
persistent until LibreOffice is closed.

This behavior is correct when 'Opening' or 'Reopening' the find bar.
"Enhancement" suggested is not necessary, preloading the last find target
rather than a current selection would break what is already functional.

=> WONTFIX

Setting a limit on the size of a current selection that would/could be used as
a find target probably should be done.

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