Re: [libreoffice-users] LibreOffice Writer Find Replace format broken
First I just want to say that it was not my intention to send you all my replies privately, but since they changed the behaviour of this list I seem to never get used to it… This time however, I remembered to type the correct address in the address field… 2012/10/18 Richard C. Steffens rst...@comcast.net: On 10/18/2012 12:27 PM, Johnny Rosenberg wrote: 2012/10/18 Richard C. Steffens rst...@comcast.net: On 10/18/2012 11:18 AM, Johnny Rosenberg wrote: A workaround could be to use Auto-Correction instead, which replace ”I:”, ”M:” and ”F:” on the fly if you set it up properly. No need for searching and replacing afterwards. Looks like I need a bigger clue on how to set it up properly. I have no problem getting I: to be replaced with Interviewer:, but I don't see a way to apply the italic format to it. Okay, I missed that part, somehow. It is possible, but maybe not obvious: ✔ Write your word or phrase somewhere in your document and apply the formats you want to it. ✔ Double click the formatted word. ✔ Tools → Options for auto correction… → Replacement (tab). ✔ Type your abbreviation in the Replace field. ✔ Don't check ”☐ Text only”. ✔ Click New. ✔ Click OK. Done. That works. I made the faulty assumption that this tool would work the same way as Find Replace. While this solution doesn't solve the original problem, it actually works better than what I was doing. By setting up this auto-correction I no longer have to go back and change all those things throughout the file. It is very unlikely that I'll ever need to type I: and have it stay that way. But, even if I did, a simple ctrl-C undoes the auto-correction. You could, of course, pick less usual character combinations. Just as long as you remember them and they are not too tricky to type, it will work fine. Avoiding Shift and AltGr will also increase your typing speed. I don't know what keyboard layout you use, but maybe a not very usual character and then ”i” or ”m” or ”f” would do it. On my keyboard, §i would work (no Shift or AltGr involved, and I don't use the § very commonly), for example. Does Ctrl+c undo the auto correction? Are you sure? I didn't know that. I'll try that later. Kind regards Johnny Rosenberg ジョニー・ローゼンバーグ Thanks for the help. -- Regards, Dick Steffens -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
[libreoffice-users] LibreOffice Writer Find Replace format broken
I've been using LibreOffice on Ubuntu 10.04 for many months. I transcribe recorded interviews. The format includes the identification of the speaker at the left margin followed by what they said. To speed up the typing I use the short abbreviation I: when the interviewer is speaking, and M: or F: when the interviewee is speaking. When I'm all done I use FindReplace to change I: toInterviewer:, and then change M: (or F:) toInterviewee:. This process has been working fine for months. The day before yesterday it stopped applying the italic format during replace.How do I figure out what happened, and then how do I fix it? The last few interviews have been only a few pages long, so reformatting each Interviewer: and Interviewee: by hand wasn't too big of a problem. I'm about to start on some longer interviews and I want to fix the problem before I start.-- Regards, Dick Steffens -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
Re: [libreoffice-users] LibreOffice Writer Find Replace format broken
On 10/18/2012 01:22 PM, Richard C. Steffens wrote: I've been using LibreOffice on Ubuntu 10.04 for many months. I transcribe recorded interviews. The format includes the identification of the speaker at the left margin followed by what they said. To speed up the typing I use the short abbreviation I: when the interviewer is speaking, and M: or F: when the interviewee is speaking. When I'm all done I use FindReplace to change I: toInterviewer:, and then change M: (or F:) toInterviewee:. This process has been working fine for months. The day before yesterday it stopped applying the italic format during replace.How do I figure out what happened, and then how do I fix it? The last few interviews have been only a few pages long, so reformatting each Interviewer: and Interviewee: by hand wasn't too big of a problem. I'm about to start on some longer interviews and I want to fix the problem before I start.-- Regards, Dick Steffens With some experimentation, I did the following: When typing the I:, M:, and F:, I italicized them. In terms of keystrokes this is 1) Control+I followed by I: followed by Control+I. 2) Control+I followed by M: followed by Control+I. 3) Control+I followed by F: followed by Control+I. Then when I did the find and replace, the replacement to the style of what I searched for. This is what I think you were looking for. --Dan -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
Re: [libreoffice-users] LibreOffice Writer Find Replace format broken
At 10:22 18/10/2012 -0700, Richard C. Steffens wrote: I've been using LibreOffice on Ubuntu 10.04 for many months. I transcribe recorded interviews. The format includes the identification of the speaker at the left margin followed by what they said. To speed up the typing I use the short abbreviation I: when the interviewer is speaking, and M: or F: when the interviewee is speaking. When I'm all done I use Find Replace to change I: to Interviewer:, and then change M: (or F:) to Interviewee:. This process has been working fine for months. The day before yesterday it stopped applying the italic format during replace.How do I figure out what happened, and then how do I fix it? o In the Find Replace dialogue, click More Options. o With the cursor in the Replace with box, click Format and then click Italic under Typeface on the Font tab. (You don't need to select a Font or Size.) Is that what you are doing? The format attribute of the Replace with text appears to be remembered; did you perhaps for some reason click No Format and cancel your italics the day before yesterday? I trust this helps. Brian Barker -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
Resolved, sort of: [libreoffice-users] LibreOffice Writer Find Replace format broken
On 10/18/2012 07:23 PM, Brian Barker wrote: At 10:22 18/10/2012 -0700, Richard C. Steffens wrote: I've been using LibreOffice on Ubuntu 10.04 for many months. I transcribe recorded interviews. The format includes the identification of the speaker at the left margin followed by what they said. To speed up the typing I use the short abbreviation I: when the interviewer is speaking, and M: or F: when the interviewee is speaking. When I'm all done I use Find Replace to change I: to Interviewer:, and then change M: (or F:) to Interviewee:. This process has been working fine for months. The day before yesterday it stopped applying the italic format during replace.How do I figure out what happened, and then how do I fix it? o In the Find Replace dialogue, click More Options. o With the cursor in the Replace with box, click Format and then click Italic under Typeface on the Font tab. (You don't need to select a Font or Size.) Is that what you are doing? Yes. The format attribute of the Replace with text appears to be remembered; Yes. I have noticed that. did you perhaps for some reason click No Format and cancel your italics the day before yesterday? Certainly not intentionally, but who can say for sure. I trust this helps. Oddly, it now works, again. Here's the procedure I've always used: o Copy the text I want to use as the replacement to the clipboard. o Highlight the first instance of the text I want to replace. o Click ctrl-H o Paste the text I want to use as the replacement into the Replace with box. o Click on More Options. o Click on Format. o Click on Italic in the Style column. o Click Ok. At this point I see the words Italic, normal under the Replace with box. I saw those words when this wasn't working, too. o Click Replace All. That always used to work, and now it works, again. The only explanation I can think of is that I needed to learn how to achieve the same results using AutoCorrect, which works fine and saves me a couple of steps when I'm finished with the transcription. So, I called this resolved, sort of because it works correctly again, but I don't really know why it didn't work for a short while. Thanks to all for the tips and hints. -- Regards, Dick Steffens -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
