Re: Change tracking and replace: unexpected behavior

[Michael Gerz]

Bennett Helm schrieb:
I agree with the last sentence, but notice that the patch doesn't do 
this! When change tracking is turned off, it is entirely possible to 
delete -- remove from the file -- text that is marked as deleted.
Right. Even if we prohibited it, the user may always accept deleted text 
(such that it is gone) or reject a deletion and change the text 
afterwards. After all, the user is always able to edit his text.


Nonetheless, I think even manual replace ought to skip deleted text. 
It's not expected behavior even on manual replace to replace deleted 
text with undeleted text (as the patch currently allows). And I don't 
think we should replace deleted text with deleted text either: that 
obscures the document history which is part of the point of change 
tracking.
IMHO, "find & replace" should always ignore deleted text, in CT mode as 
well as in non-CT mode.

Michael