Re: [libreoffice-users] find and replace problem

At 01:30 05/03/2014 -0500, Doug McGarrett wrote:
> Running LO version 4..1. Editing a three-page document which was 
> written with double-spacing after a period. Tried with search and 
> replace to fix that--tried twice--and both times it came up with the 
> same number "fixed" but in reality in neither case were they 
> actually fixed. To input this, I went to the search and replace 
> window, and on the top replace I put two space-bar pushes, and on 
> the bottom replace with I put one space-bar push.

The Find & Replace dialogue "helpfully" remembers items that you have 
previously used in the current session.  You can obtain these from 
the drop-down list below each text box.  If you start typing, items 
from the list will be suggested, prompting you in the text boxes themselves.

My guess is that at some point you have used a double space in the 
"Replace with" box and it now appears in its list.  When you now type 
a single space, LibreOffice fills in the second space 
automatically.  Since spaces are by their nature invisible, you may 
not notice the additional highlighted space.  The result is that your 
are replacing double spaces with double spaces: that would produce 
exactly the effect you describe.

> What must I do to make this work?

Either:
o Type the space.  Press Delete to delete the suggested second space.
Or:
o Close LibreOffice to void the list.

I trust this helps.

Brian Barker


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