[Libreoffice-bugs] [Bug 138006] Is there a reason why it isn't possible to mark/select the pilcrow/paragraph mark?

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https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=138006

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--- Comment #2 from canned <canned at gmx.net> ---
(In reply to V Stuart Foote from comment #1)
> (In reply to canned from comment #0)
> >...
> > Is there a reason why it isn't possible to mark/select the pilcrow/paragraph
> > mark?
> > ...
> 
> Because it is a 'visual' decoration applied to the document canvas.  
> 
> There is no Pilcrow glyph embedded into the document to search for/select,
> just the end of paragraph object(s) which can be searched for--the '$'
> 
> It symbolizes the 'end of paragraph object'--CH_PAR--which are notated in
> LibreOffice's ICU search [1]. 
> 
> As to working with Autotext, not following the workflow--please attach a
> sample document and clear steps to reproduce what perceived issue is.
> 
> =-refs-=
> [1] https://unicode-org.github.io/icu/userguide/strings/regexp.html



Wouldn't it be elegant to combine a "decorative" element with a useful
function?

Autotext example:
Open a new document and try to create a text frame (Insert > Frame > Frame) as
autotext. For me, this only works if I insert an empty space in the line. I
have to mark this empty space, so that the text frame is also marked, to save
it as autotext. If I insert the autotext after that, I have to delete the empty
space again and again. 
If you rarely insert such autotexts, this is not a problem, but when I am
working on a complex, multifaceted document, it is very tedious. 
If the pilcrow glyph were selectable, I could use it to select the text frame
(without using an unnecessary empty space as a tool) to save the autotext.

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