Re: replace-all within selected text

[Scott Kostyshak]

On Mon, Aug 07, 2017 at 12:07:45AM +, David Pesetsky wrote:
> I see — the discussion seems to have gotten a bit confused around eight years 
> ago, but the discussion around three years ago hits the nail on the head.  It 
> should work this way in "replace all", and not in simple find or 
> find-replace. 

Hi David,

Thank you for your feedback!

> I am not a member of the Lyx team, obviously, so not part of that discussion

You don't have to be a core member of the LyX development team to participate in
the discussion. In fact, many great ideas come from non-developers. We
absolutely rely on them to improve LyX. To participate, all you have to do is
register at

https://www.lyx.org/trac/register

I'm not saying you should participate in this particular discussion, since your
thoughts seem well-represented by the discussion three years ago, but I did want
to make clear that everyone is encouraged to participate in any discussion.

> — but could you or someone revive the discussion on my behalf (as I see 
> someone did for some other user)?

I added a link on the ticket to your email, and emphasized that this could lead
to data loss. Even a little bump of the ticket like this can sometimes lead to
more work on it.

Thanks for your feedback, please keep it coming!

Scott


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Re: replace-all within selected text

[David Pesetsky]

I see — the discussion seems to have gotten a bit confused around eight years 
ago, but the discussion around three years ago hits the nail on the head.  It 
should work this way in "replace all", and not in simple find or find-replace.  
I am not a member of the Lyx team, obviously, so not part of that discussion — 
but could you or someone revive the discussion on my behalf (as I see someone 
did for some other user)?

Thanks!


> On Aug 6, 2017, at 8:02 PM, Paul A. Rubin  wrote:
> 
> On 08/06/2017 06:52 PM, David Pesetsky wrote:
>> I just learned the (very) hard way that Lyx, unlike standard word processors 
>> and other text-manipulating software that I've used, does not limit the 
>> effect of "replace all" to selected text (when something has been selected).
>> 
>> Am I unaware of some switch that can change this behavior, perhaps — or is 
>> there really no way to to select some text and "replace all" limited to 
>> what's been selected?  It's a feature I use constantly in other applications 
>> that's become second-nature  ...
>> 
>> -David
> There's a feature request on file for this: 
> http://www.lyx.org/trac/ticket/2548. Looks as if the ticket hasn't been 
> updated in two years or so.
> 
> Paul
> 

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Re: replace-all within selected text

[Paul A. Rubin]

On 08/06/2017 06:52 PM, David Pesetsky wrote:

I just learned the (very) hard way that Lyx, unlike standard word processors and other 
text-manipulating software that I've used, does not limit the effect of "replace 
all" to selected text (when something has been selected).

Am I unaware of some switch that can change this behavior, perhaps — or is there really 
no way to to select some text and "replace all" limited to what's been 
selected?  It's a feature I use constantly in other applications that's become 
second-nature  ...

-David
There's a feature request on file for this: 
http://www.lyx.org/trac/ticket/2548. Looks as if the ticket hasn't been 
updated in two years or so.


Paul