Added note: I just tested in LO 3.3.3 (Ubuntu) in Natty 11.04: LibreOffice 3.3.3 OOO330m19 (Build:301) tag libreoffice-3.3.3.1, Ubuntu package 1:3.3.3-1ubuntu2 and the situation is worse. That build doesn't even find any instances of ^$ in 'Test Mailing Pattern.odt', and results in a "Search key not found" error. To be clear: I am using 'Test Mailing Pattern.odt', select Edit|Find & Replace|Search for: ^$|Replace with: blank - no entry|More Options: Regular expressions|Replace All. If I add the Alternate Add & Replace extention, the F&R works properly.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to libreoffice in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/478804 Title: Search and replace EOL character ^$ (to erase blank lines) doesn't work in Writer Status in “libreoffice” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in “openoffice.org” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Binary package hint: openoffice.org In OOo Writer 3.0.1, if you want to erase blank lines using 'search and replace' for ^$ (empty paragraph): either the blank lines are not found and nothing is replaced, either the styles may disappear and the replacement doesn't work before a page break. This worked perfectly in versions previous than Jaunty. It doesn't work in Jaunty nor in Karmic. If you add the extension "AltSearch 1.2.2 Alternative Find & Replace for Writer by Tomas Bilek", the extension does the job perfectly like Writer was able in the past versions. I've tried (before a reinstallation of Jaunty) to install OOo 3.1 (using the PPA I think) but the problem remained. In OOo 3.1.1 in Sabayon or in Parsix Linux, the problem doesn't exist. This is useful if you want to present a phonebook spreadsheet in a document in 4 columns with differents formats for the items: you can make a mailing from the spreadsheet but then you need to erase blank lines and page breaks and keep the formating. $ lsb_release -rd: Description: Ubuntu 9.04 Release: 9.04 $ apt-cache policy openoffice.org openoffice.org: Installé : 1:3.0.1-9ubuntu3.1 Candidat : 1:3.0.1-9ubuntu3.1 Table de version : *** 1:3.0.1-9ubuntu3.1 0 500 http://ftp.free.org jaunty-updates/main Packages 500 http://ftp.free.org jaunty-security/main Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 1:3.0.1-9ubuntu3 0 500 http://ftp.free.org jaunty/main Packages ProblemType: Bug Architecture: i386 DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.04 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia Package: openoffice.org-core 1:3.0.1-9ubuntu3.1 ProcEnviron: PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: openoffice.org Uname: Linux 2.6.28-16-generic i686 --- Architecture: i386 DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100429) NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia Package: openoffice.org 1:3.2.0-7ubuntu4 PackageArchitecture: i386 ProcEnviron: LANG=fr_FR.utf8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-22.33-generic 2.6.32.11+drm33.2 Tags: lucid Uname: Linux 2.6.32-22-generic i686 UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout lpadmin plugdev sambashare To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libreoffice/+bug/478804/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp