Glad if my inputs did sort this out in some way. I haven't referred to this topic in the guide. Yes! few aspects are actually confusing for the end user to understand, even I have been changing it to be even more user friendly.
Have a nice day! Kind regards Shravani On Wed, Apr 22, 2020, 9:40 AM Toni B <trblack5...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thank you all for the suggestions and research. > Shravani - I do see the behavior you describe and afterward, the text makes > better sense. > As an "end user" I think this behavior is very confusing. I would expect > the Find/Replace to work as described in Find and Replace Paragraph > Styles. I will have to let this sink in and see if I can find a better way > to describe it for those first using it. The expectation of choices > popping up in the Find and the Replace boxes really threw me off and I > think it may throw others off who are first using the software. I welcome > any suggestions or opinions. > Thanks again! > Toni > > > On Tue, Apr 21, 2020 at 3:10 PM S Shravz <shravz...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Hi Toni, > > > > I just looked into the steps you have drafted in your first email, when > > looked into online help I found related content in the below link which > > might answer your query: > > > > > https://help.libreoffice.org/6.4/en-US/text/shared/guide/find_attributes.html?&DbPAR=WRITER&System=WIN > > > > The link says "For example, if you search for the Font attribute, all > > instances of text that do not use the default font are found". So I guess > > the "Font" function works only to search for the font which doesn't > default > > in the document. Same with the font color option as well when font color > is > > changed in the document and the "Find next" option is clicked with the > > "Font color" attribute selected, it works. I tried both the options and > it > > worked for me as per whats mentioned in the link. > > > > Hope my explanation makes sense. > > > > Kind regards > > Shravani > > > > On Tue, Apr 21, 2020 at 12:45 PM Toni B <trblack5...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > >> Is anyone able to get the attributes search to work? > >> > >> On Tue, Apr 21, 2020 at 11:49 AM Ilmari Lauhakangas < > >> ilmari.lauhakan...@libreoffice.org> wrote: > >> > >> > Maybe you are seeing > >> > https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=106076 > >> > > >> > Ilmari > >> > > >> > Toni B kirjoitti 21.4.2020 klo 18.42: > >> > > Hello Team! > >> > > > >> > > I could use some guidance. I am double checking some things in > >> updating > >> > > the Writer Chapter 3 Guide. I can not get the *Find & Replace > > >> > Attributes* > >> > > option to work at all. Should we report this as a bug? Do we > delete > >> > this > >> > > section from the manual? *Format* works fine. It is just the > >> > *Attributes* > >> > > search that doesn't work. > >> > > > >> > > Please see the steps in my previous email below. Since the > >> instructions > >> > > say the search looks for changes from the default, I changed some of > >> the > >> > > font colors but still no options show up in the *Find*: box. > >> > > > >> > > [image: image.png] > >> > > > >> > > Thank you! > >> > > > >> > > Toni > >> > > > >> > > On Mon, Apr 13, 2020 at 12:08 PM Mark Morin <mdmp...@gmail.com> > >> wrote: > >> > > > >> > >> Font, font color and a lot of others can be found by selecting what > >> you > >> > >> want replaced clicking on the FORMAT button and then selecting the > >> > >> formatting of the selected text that you are looking for. In the > >> replace > >> > >> field, enter the text you want to use as the replacement, click > >> FORMAT > >> > >> and select the formatting you want for that text. > >> > >> > >> > >> For some reason ATTRIBUTES is only available for the field that you > >> want > >> > >> replaced--making it rather useless. > >> > >> > >> > >> On 4/13/2020 8:45 AM, Toni B wrote: > >> > >>> Hello Team, > >> > >>> > >> > >>> I am reviewing *Writer Chapter 3 Working with Text Advanced*.. > >> Under > >> > >> *Advanced > >> > >>> find and replace techniques --> **Find and replace text > attributes > >> and > >> > >>> formatting, *I am unable to search for attributes such as *Font > *or > >> > *Font > >> > >>> color*. Nothing appears in the *Find *box to select. > >> > >>> For example, following these steps below, no options appear under > >> the > >> > >> *Find* > >> > >>> box to choose from: > >> > >>> > >> > >>> > >> > >>> 1. > >> > >>> > >> > >>> On the *Find & Replace* dialog (with *Other Options* > displayed), > >> > click > >> > >>> the *Attributes* button. > >> > >>> 2. > >> > >>> > >> > >>> Select the attribute you wish to search for from the list in > the > >> > >>> Attributes dialog and click *OK*. The names of the selected > >> > attributes > >> > >>> appear under the *Find:* box. For example, to search for text > >> that > >> > has > >> > >>> been changed from the default font color, select the *Font > >> Color* > >> > >>> attribute. > >> > >>> > >> > >>> I am using LibreOffice Writer version 6.4.2.2 on a Windows 10 PC, > >> Is > >> > >>> anyone else able to get this working? > >> > >>> > >> > >>> Thank you! > >> > >>> > >> > >>> Kind regards, > >> > >>> > >> > >>> Toni > >> > >>> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> > >> To unsubscribe e-mail to: > >> > documentation+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org > >> > >> Problems? > >> > >> > >> https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ > >> > >> Posting guidelines + more: > >> > https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette > >> > >> List archive: > >> > https://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/documentation/ > >> > >> Privacy Policy: https://www.documentfoundation.org/privacy > >> > >> > >> > > > >> > > >> > -- > >> > To unsubscribe e-mail to: > >> documentation+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org > >> > Problems? > >> > > https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ > >> > Posting guidelines + more: > >> https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette > >> > List archive: > >> https://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/documentation/ > >> > Privacy Policy: https://www.documentfoundation.org/privacy > >> > > >> > >> -- > >> To unsubscribe e-mail to: > >> documentation+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org > >> Problems? > >> https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ > >> Posting guidelines + more: > https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette > >> List archive: > https://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/documentation/ > >> Privacy Policy: https://www.documentfoundation.org/privacy > >> > > > > -- > To unsubscribe e-mail to: documentation+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org > Problems? > https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ > Posting guidelines + more: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette > List archive: https://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/documentation/ > Privacy Policy: https://www.documentfoundation.org/privacy > > -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: documentation+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: https://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/documentation/ Privacy Policy: https://www.documentfoundation.org/privacy
