Every time I get to the end of a doc and the 'do you want to start from the beginning ... ' dialog pops up, it does not have the focus. I have to click on it. This is very frustrating if I am doing lots of searches on related documents as I have to keep getting hand to mouse etc.
I am using Ubuntu Mate 16 lts with all standard install.
[Solved] Find dialog always loses focus
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[Solved] Find dialog always loses focus
Last edited by triplemaya on Tue May 14, 2019 11:24 pm, edited 1 time in total.
OpenOffice.org 3.4.1 Debian Wheezy
Re: Find dialog always loses focus
This is one of the many problems with Apache OpenOffice on Linux (well, on my Ubuntu systems at least). Wheezy comes with LibreOffice. You better use the LibreOffice from ppa or some recent version from downloaded debs.
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Ubuntu 18.04 with LibreOffice 6.0, latest OpenOffice and LibreOffice
Ubuntu 18.04 with LibreOffice 6.0, latest OpenOffice and LibreOffice
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Re: Find dialog always loses focus
Thanks for the quick response.
Libre is no good to me at all. No text margins, have to repeat search term in each new window, keyboard shortcuts my brain is wired to are all different ... I could go on!
Not clear what you mean by downloaded debs. From where? I assume not Apache as I think this is where I got what I have. Any recommendations?
Libre is no good to me at all. No text margins, have to repeat search term in each new window, keyboard shortcuts my brain is wired to are all different ... I could go on!
Not clear what you mean by downloaded debs. From where? I assume not Apache as I think this is where I got what I have. Any recommendations?
OpenOffice.org 3.4.1 Debian Wheezy
Re: Find dialog always loses focus
For a Linux Version of LibreOffice go to https://www.libreoffice.org/ . Assuming you download and install it to get text Boundaries go to View Text Boundaries. Margins are set in the Paragraph Style you are using in Both Aoo and LibreOffice.
Last edited by YODA on Mon Apr 29, 2019 4:46 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Openoffice4.16 on windows 10 Libreoffice Version: 6.1.3.2 (x64)
Re: Find dialog always loses focus
I mean, recent Debian packages of LibreOffice can be downloaded from https://libreoffice.org/ but the one shipped with your distro migh be just fine.
menu:View>Text Boundariestriplemaya wrote:. No text margins,
No, not true if you use the full blown search dialog (Ctrl+H)triplemaya wrote:have to repeat search term in each new window,
it is customizable, for instance Ctrl+F for the full blown search dialog which reports "Search key not found" on the dialog instead of another dialogtriplemaya wrote:keyboard shortcuts my brain is wired to are all different
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Ubuntu 18.04 with LibreOffice 6.0, latest OpenOffice and LibreOffice
Ubuntu 18.04 with LibreOffice 6.0, latest OpenOffice and LibreOffice
Re: Find dialog always loses focus
Hitting ALT+TAB works for me with AOO 4.1.6 on Manjaro.triplemaya wrote:I have to click on it.
AOO 4.1.14 on Ubuntu MATE 22.04
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Re: Find dialog always loses focus
Thanks Bill. Works a treat. (Doh!)
OpenOffice.org 3.4.1 Debian Wheezy