Re: [libreoffice-users] Find & Replace and \t expression [Writer]

On 04/05/2013 08:39 AM, Jay Lozier wrote:
> I replaced tabs using \t with regular expressions clicked on in Replace.
/snip/
> > > No other options were selected. This was in Writer (4.0.2.10) on Linux
> > > Mint 13/64
> >
> >
> > Does it mean that you can both:
> > - search for tabs using \t expression and also
> > - replace any symbol with tab using \t expression
> > ???
> With regular expression checked I searched for /t and as test replaced 
> with a. I believe the opposite direction will work since /t is the 
> escape sequence for tab. The /t usage dates way back as a method of 
> identifying where tabs are located.
> > I use LO 4.0.2.2 on Win XP SP 3 and I can only search for tabs using 
> > \t expression but I can't replace any symbols with a tab.
> >
> > Regards,
> > gordom
Is there someplace one can find a list of these escape sequences that 
might be used for search and replace?
--doug

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