Re: [libreoffice-users] "reverse solidus" not working in the find dialog box

Hi Thomas,

Thomas Blasejewicz schrieb am 15.08.2022 um 17:02:
> On 2022/08/15 19:07, Regina Henschel wrote:
> > Hi Thomas,
> >
> > additions:
> >
> > Are you sure \ is not on your keyboard? If I switch to a Japanese 
> > keyboard layout, I see a \ as left most key in the lower row and as 
> > right most key in the middle row.
> >
> > You can install an additional language in Windows and then you can 
> > switch the keyboard layout.
> >
> > Kind regards
> > Regina
> Good evening
> and I thank everybody for their help.
> Summary:
> * Yes, my KB does have a backslash. But pressing it (no matter what KB 
> layout it use) ALWAYS produces a \. They are supposed to be identical. > * I thought about inserting a backslash via symbols, but that alsow
> produces a \; in the Find dialog it does not work.

You mean, your get a \ in a text document, but copy&paste it to the 
'Find' or to the 'Replace' field does not work?

> * Neither does copying the "tab portion" from any piece of text.

That cannot work. You need to use \t in the 'Replace' field.

> * I do not use Linux, so those commands do not help me.
> * This operation apparently does not work in a text editor either.
> * I thought about replacing "space[" with something like "spacekk" (with 
> or without the space). THAT does not work either.
> * I just tried to find simply "[" (without the quotes).
> * Unchecking "Regular expressions" DOES find the brackets, but then 
> inserts "\t[" (where the \ is a backslash). But that is not what I want 
> .. and not helpful.
>
> Does this really have to be so difficult?

I have no problem with the Find&Replace dialog.

Please try to use the English UI of Windows. Outside of LibreOffice go 
to Settings > Time and Language > Language.
If you not have done it already install "English (United States)". 
Restart Windows.
Again in Settings > Time and Language > Language in the field "Windows 
display language" select "English (Unites States)". Restart Windows.
Now try again the Find&Replace dialog in LibreOffice.

To replace a space followed by [ with a tab you need, with 'Regular 
Expression' checked, in the 'Find' field (before the \ is a space):

 \u005b

and in the 'Replace' field
\t

Kind regards
Regina

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