Re: [libreoffice-users] Search and Replace: Line Breaks

It would be great if AltSearch could be integrated in LO. This extension seem to be implemented as a macro today and is dreadfully slow. 2017-08-25 0:30 GMT+02:00 jonathon : > > > On 08/24/2017 11:26 AM, Philip Jackson wrote: > > On 24/08/17 05:00, jonathon wrote: > >> If

Re: [libreoffice-users] Search and Replace: Line Breaks

On 08/24/2017 11:26 AM, Philip Jackson wrote: > On 24/08/17 05:00, jonathon wrote: >> If you need to use Regex in LibO, you need to install the Alt-Search >> extension. > > Not so. See 'Find and Replace' > Other Options > Regular expressions That doesn't insert line breaks, or paragraph

Re: [libreoffice-users] Search and Replace: Line Breaks

On 24/08/17 05:00, jonathon wrote: > If you need to use Regex in LibO, you need to install the Alt-Search > extension. Not so. See 'Find and Replace' > Other Options > Regular expressions :-) Philip -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems?

Re: [libreoffice-users] Search and Replace: Line Breaks

On 08/22/2017 11:19 PM, Remy Gauthier wrote: > you must use the AltSearch extension I was under the impression that the built-in Search and Replace function had finally caught up with the Alt-Search extension such that installing the latter would duplicate existing functionality. Having tried

Re: [libreoffice-users] Search and Replace: Line Breaks

Hi, Not 100% sure I understand what you mean. Using AltSearch, this is easily done. Using Search in Writer, it is a bit more tricky because searching "\n" looks for end of line (Shift Return), while in the replacement portion, it substitutes for end of paragraph (Return) (at least this is what my

Re: [libreoffice-users] Search and Replace: Line Breaks

Can you replace the "\n" with a specific text and then have the "\n"? That would save a bunch of work on a project. I do not want to create a utility to do something like that. On 08/22/2017 07:19 PM, Remy Gauthier wrote: Hello, You can substitute any string of characters for a

Re: [libreoffice-users] Search and Replace: Line Breaks

On 23/08/17 01:19, Remy Gauthier wrote: > AltSearch extension available from https://extensions.libreoffice.org/e > xtensions/alternative-dialog-find-replace-for-writer. This will allow > you to perform all sorts of substitutions of that nature fairly easily. > > I hope this helps. > Thanks for

Re: [libreoffice-users] Search and Replace: Line Breaks

Actually, it is possible by using the extension "alternative searching". I got version 1.4.2 installed. Tools -> Extension manager... -> Get more extensions online Just insert \p in the replace field for a paragraph break or \n for a line break. This extension is also good for searching for

Re: [libreoffice-users] Search and Replace: Line Breaks

Hello, You can substitute any string of characters for a paragraph mark (the result of hitting the "Return" key on your keyboard).  To do so, you must enable regular expressions on the Search & Replace panel (open the additional options) and then you set the replace string to "\n" (without the

Re: [libreoffice-users] Search and Replace: Line Breaks

2017-08-22 20:39 GMT+02:00 jonathon : > All: > > Is there a way to insert line breaks, using Search and Replace? If so, > how? > Line breaks (Shift-Enter) or paragraph breaks (just Enter)? You can search ($) and replace (\n) paragraph breaks with regular expressions.

Re: [libreoffice-users] Search and Replace: Line Breaks

At 18:39 22/08/2017 +, Toki "Jonathon" Kantoor wrote: Is there a way to insert line breaks, using Search and Replace? If so, how? Try this: o Enter a line break into your document. o Copy or cut it. o Use Find & Replace to find the occurrences you want to replace, but using Find All (and