Be kind, it's my 1st post
When I quit (close) Oo, my OpenOffice?Find/Replace history is lost.
The replace history is very useful for repeating tasks without having to create a macro every time.
Is there a configuration setting that will save the Replace History?
Does Oo have anything like Firefox's about:config?
[Solved] Find/Replace history lost when AOO closes
[Solved] Find/Replace history lost when AOO closes
Last edited by Hagar Delest on Tue Feb 28, 2023 1:07 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Reason: tagged solved
Reason: tagged solved
(Very) retired mainframe programmer.
OpenOffice Version 3.4.0
Mid-2011 Mac Mini running 10.10.5 Yosemite
OpenOffice Version 3.4.0
Mid-2011 Mac Mini running 10.10.5 Yosemite
Re: Find/Replace history lost when Oo closes
The Find and Replace history is specific to a particular file and an editing session; there is no history saved.
If you use AltSearch extension, you may be able to save history in named .bat (batch) files.
If you use AltSearch extension, you may be able to save history in named .bat (batch) files.
Apache OpenOffice 4.1.15 on Xubuntu 22.04.4 LTS
Re: Find/Replace history lost when AOO closes
I wanted this myself. Attached is an extension which shows a rudimentary find replace dialog which implements this feature.
Install extension and set a toolbar button or something to My Macros/(library:) JeFindReplace/(module:) AA/(sub:)showfindAA
its a start though... you can add features yourself if you need them.
The AltSearch extension is also written in OOBasic so you might be able to adapt that to save and load find and replace text
to the comboboxes.
Install extension and set a toolbar button or something to My Macros/(library:) JeFindReplace/(module:) AA/(sub:)showfindAA
its a start though... you can add features yourself if you need them.
The AltSearch extension is also written in OOBasic so you might be able to adapt that to save and load find and replace text
to the comboboxes.
- Attachments
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- JeFindReplace.oxt
- (6.22 KiB) Downloaded 153 times
Windows 10, Openoffice 4.1.11, LibreOffice 7.4.0.3 (x64)
Re: Find/Replace history lost when AOO closes
Thanks for the answers. I'll take AltSearch for a test drive.
(Very) retired mainframe programmer.
OpenOffice Version 3.4.0
Mid-2011 Mac Mini running 10.10.5 Yosemite
OpenOffice Version 3.4.0
Mid-2011 Mac Mini running 10.10.5 Yosemite