Re: [libreoffice-users] Prompt On Replace

On Saturday, 8 September 2018 11:12:19 BST Dave Howorth wrote:
> On Sat, 08 Sep 2018 10:15:13 +0100
> Ianseeks <bingmybong@btinternet.com> wrote:
>
> > On Saturday, 8 September 2018 01:14:35 BST Remy Gauthier wrote:
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > I am not sure I understand your question. However, when you open the
> > > Find and Replace panel, there are a "Find Next", "Find Previous" and
> > > "Replace" buttons that enable you to locate the next instance of the
> > > string to replace (or the previous); if you hit "Replace" at that
> > > point, the replace operation will be performed and you will be
> > > taken to the next instance of the string to replace. At that point,
> > > the operation will pause, waiting for your input.
> > >
> > > I hope this helps.
> > >
> > > Rémy.  
> >
> > He wants LO to prompt the user to Replace/Ignore for every occurrence
> > of a find rather replace everything without a choice.
>
> That's what Remy just described, and what LO offers.

Yes, its not obvious from the dialog that you need to press Find then Replace (or Replace twice) to 
execute the replace. I was just responding to Remy's question to clarify 
 
> > > Le vendredi 07 septembre 2018 à 10:02 -0700, arakish a écrit :  
> > > > In the "Find and Replace" dialogue box, why is there no option
> > > > for "Prompt On Replace" as there is in all other word processor
> > > > programs?


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