Re: [libreoffice-users] find and replace problem

On 03/05/2014 02:31 AM, Brian Barker wrote:
> 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
I use "copy/paste" in the boxes.

I copy the "double space", and then paste it in the find box.  Then I 
just copy a "single space" and put it in the replace box.  Then I would 
click the "replace all" button.  That may work for you.

I rarely type in the "find text" for a "replace all" option.  It seems 
easier to just do a copy/paste of the first "text" needing changing.

Actually, I know there are a few different "spaces" out there with 
different widths.  Hopefully that should not be your case.








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