You are replacing "gnu" with the empty string "". The ' you are seeing indicates that the content is a string, ie. that the cell contains the empty string "" rather than is empty itself.
If you would want to replace "gnu" with empty, you need to uncheck "keep strings as strings" checkbox on the "Advanced" tab of the search and replace dialog. replacing "" with empty after the fact can be accomplished by entering a number in that cell (deleting the ' in the process) and then deleting the number. This is intended behaviour and not a bug. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/878774 Title: Replace with empty string bug To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnumeric/+bug/878774/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
