[Bug 160938] FORMCONTROLS: Add ability to Find and Replace field names

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https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=160938

--- Comment #8 from Steve <steve at nyhof.id.au> ---
(In reply to Heiko Tietze from comment #6)
> But anyway, the claim was made that...
> 
> (In reply to Steve from comment #0)
> > ...copying a table full of form controls is easy (copy/paste) 
> > however each field control must then be edited individually...
> Which is not true.

But it IS true! I create a lot of forms, and copied controls are not renamed. I
just updated to LO v24.2.3.2 (on Win10 x64) to verify the behaviour has not
changed.

Please see the example ODT I just uploaded. I selected the table under 1.1,
CTRL-C, moved the cursor under 1.2, CTRL-V.

Note the field names in the tables are identical. The pasted fields were not
renamed.

Furthermore, even if copied fields WERE renamed (e.g. your example of
"top_left" becomes "top_left 1"), this still would not meet my need. I need the
ability to control the field names in the copied table according to my naming
convention, rather than accepting an automated decision. The reason for this is
all around tab order usability as outlined in another feature request, bug
160918. It becomes even more critical when javascript authomation comes into
the picture.

It should not be a surprise that disciplined authors of complex forms need a
naming convention for their fields, and an easy way of adhering to it.

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