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title="UNCONFIRMED - [UI] unify "find" dialog with "replace" dialog (+multiple reasons given)"
href="https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=129783">129783</a>
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<th>Summary</th>
<td>[UI] unify "find" dialog with "replace" dialog (+multiple reasons given)
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<th>Product</th>
<td>LibreOffice
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<th>Version</th>
<td>6.2.8.2 release
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<th>Hardware</th>
<td>All
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<th>OS</th>
<td>All
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<th>Status</th>
<td>UNCONFIRMED
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<th>Severity</th>
<td>enhancement
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<th>Priority</th>
<td>medium
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<th>Component</th>
<td>Calc
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<th>Assignee</th>
<td>libreoffice-bugs@lists.freedesktop.org
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<th>Reporter</th>
<td>yallabalagan@gmail.com
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<pre>Description:
1. Find-ing is conceptually identical to Replace-ing.
- They share the same options & features,
- They do the same action.
- a separate, different dialog formats is confusing, it impacts learning in an
already complicated software, impaacts usability, and doesn't contribute
anything positive in return.
2. I suggest using the same dialog,
- in "Find-Only" mode, hide dialog controls related to "Replace"
- in "replace" mode, show / unhide them.
3. search bar kills usability in multiple areas.
3.a. it is barely noticed, overlooked,
3.b. it takes focus, but novice users wouldn't see where it is.
3.c. if it looses focus, it's more difficult to return the focus to it (as
opposed to Alt-Tabl for a "real" dialog).
3.d. its options are NOT accessible via keyboard Alt-X combination. Users
must rever to mouse to activate /select / check its options.
3.e. it's limited in options - there's no screen asset for all essentia &
desired options for this feature.
4. INACCESSIBLE but important & useful features, when using the current "find"
dialog:
- current selection only
- Regex
- similarity search
- wild cards
- diacritic.
these are important useful tools
Steps to Reproduce:
1. Find text.
2. Replace text
Actual Results:
critical features are missing in Find bar.
all of the above mentions reasons related to different UI.
Expected Results:
One Dialog To Control Them All.
Same UI, same acceleration keys within the dialog (e.g. Alt-F)
Reproducible: Always
User Profile Reset: Yes
Additional Info:
see for example, suggestion #129781: "find in current selection"
<a class="bz_bug_link
bz_status_NEW "
title="NEW - [UI] make "find in current selection" as default behavior"
href="show_bug.cgi?id=129781">https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=129781</a></pre>
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