[steve]

Is it possible to limit a find and replace to only the selected text?

Thanks!
Steve

[steve]

I will rephrase my question: How do I limit a find and replace to only the selected text?

Thanks,
Steve

[DerekM]

Sorry Steve, those two were spammers. I don't believe there's a way to do that unless I'm forgetting something.

Originally Posted by steve

How do I limit a find and replace to only the selected text?

A couple of thoughts:

1. It has always been a pity that the Find and Replace functionality of oo3 is not exposed through the Applescript interface. It might be worth adding your voice to that request through OO3 > Help > Send Feedback
2. It's also a pity that the Applescript library gives no access to the text selection within a row (only to a list of which rows are selected). Again, I would be inclined to visit Help > Send Feedback

(If you were prepared to lose any text formatting, it would be possible to write a search and replace script, using a shell command, for example, which only applied to selected rows).

[steve]

Thanks for the update! This really surprises me that you can't find in only the selection. The ability to find and replace only in the selection or in a hoisted part of the outline would add much functionality for me.

I will add those feature requests Rob.

Steve

[DerekM]

It should be confined to your hoisted view if that works for your needs. If you're seeing something different, please let me know.

[steve]

Oops-- it does work in the hoisted view. That will be an acceptable solution for my needs. Thanks everyone for your help.

Steve