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title="UNCONFIRMED - Find & Replace Dialog no longer permits me to format "Replace" text."
href="https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=126844">126844</a>
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<th>Summary</th>
<td>Find & Replace Dialog no longer permits me to format "Replace" text.
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<th>Product</th>
<td>LibreOffice
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<th>Version</th>
<td>6.3.0.4 release
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<th>Hardware</th>
<td>x86-64 (AMD64)
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<th>OS</th>
<td>Linux (All)
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<th>Status</th>
<td>UNCONFIRMED
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<th>Severity</th>
<td>normal
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<th>Priority</th>
<td>medium
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<th>Component</th>
<td>Writer
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<th>Assignee</th>
<td>libreoffice-bugs@lists.freedesktop.org
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<th>Reporter</th>
<td>flbiggs@gmail.com
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<pre>Description:
In Writer, I frequently use the search and replace dialog to change the
formatting of certain things using regular expressions, such as:
- Underlining all paragraph headings
- underlining all quoted terms
- Highlighting defined terms to make sure they are all used consistently
This involves typing the search term in the "Find" text box, then typing '&' in
the "Replace" text box (with regular expressions enabled). Then, with the
"Replace" text box highlighted, pressing the "Format Button" and choosing the
formatting desired for the replace term.
This feature appears to have been broken in one of the recent updates. I am
using ver. 6.3.
Now, no matter what I do, the formatting affects only the search term, and not
the replace term (which completely breaks the functionality). I cannot select
formatting for the "Replace" term. It does not matter how or were I put focus
or the cursor. It does not matter whether I use Regex or not ...
This occurs on multiple installs (but always using I3WM in linux). Prior
versions of writer did not do this.
Steps to Reproduce:
1.Type a sentence into Writer
2.Use Find and Replace and enter a word from your sentence in the Find field.
3. Enter another word in the Replace field.
4. Try to select different formatting for the Replace field, such as underlined
(or a different font, or a highlighted word, etc.)
5. On my system, it changes the formatting of the Find word, not the Replace
word no matter what I do.
Actual Results:
On my system, using the Format button changes the formatting of the Find word,
not the Replace word, no matter what I do or where focus is in the dialog box.
Expected Results:
Using the format button when the Replace word is selected or when focus is on
the Replace edit box should affect the formatting of the Replace field. This
is how previous versions of Writer worked and it was a great feature. Now it
seems broken.
Reproducible: Always
User Profile Reset: Yes
Additional Info:</pre>
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