https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=160938
Bug ID: 160938
Summary: FORMCONTROLS: Add ability to Find and Replace field
names
Product: LibreOffice
Version: 7.5.2.2 release
Hardware: All
OS: All
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Severity: enhancement
Priority: medium
Component: Writer
Assignee: [email protected]
Reporter: [email protected]
This is a feature request to enhance the Find and Replace dialog to include the
ability to find and bulk-replace form control field names.
Why would this be useful?
Many forms are repetitive. They may contain table after table of arrays of
dozens of fields. At the moment, copying a table full of form controls is easy
(copy/paste) however each field control must then be edited individually to
ensure unique field names. This is tedious but necessary.
If a Find and Replace Field Names was available, the form designer could be
much more efficient by copy/pasting the table, selecting it, and then doing a
Find/Replace (with option Current selection only). For example, if a table had
field names 1.1.1, 1.1.2, 1.1.3, 1.1.4, etc. then a Field Name Find/Replace of
'1.1.' with '1.2.' would rename all fields at once while retaining the
integrity of the naming scheme.
I realise this is a long shot request, but it would make my job easier so I
thought I'd put it out there. Thanks for your consideration.
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