Description: This is similar, but I think a different request than #132031, and perhaps should be classed as a bug I often work with very large spreadsheets and perform repeated F/R operations. I have frequently been brought to a halt and sometimes have to restart LibreOffice (and lose some amount of recent work) when the current selection box changes to unchecked and I don't spot it. This happens most noticeably (only?) after reverting a change that didn't give me the desired results. The box will change to unchecked even if the same column or row is still selected. If one is doing a F/R operation, the result might be adding a specific string to every single cell in a 4 million cell sheet, which tends to bring my computer to a halt, and doubly so if I attempt to undo the operation. Having the box state persistent -- at least after a reversion -- would make using F/R much safer. Keywords: EDITING, UI Steps to Reproduce: 1. Select cells for F/R 2. Open F/R dialogue 3. Perform F/R dialogue, check 'current selection" box and make changes 4. Revert changes 5. Repeat F/R -- same cells are highlighted, but current selection box changes to unchecked 6. Calc locks (and sometimes computer, depending on how many resources are required) 7. When F/R finally completes, revert changes 8. Calc locks (and sometimes computer, depending on how many resources are required) Actual Results: Current selection box flips to unchecked and data is changed across entire spreadsheet Expected Results: Current selection box stays selected and only selected cells are affected by F/R Reproducible: Always User Profile Reset: No Additional Info: The same issue is present for both F/R and Find All, but obviously, without the same consequences to the data; Calc does, however, get stuck in the same way. This has been an issue for as long as I've been using Calc
FWIW: : the performance of F&R is under investigation: bug 126109 And doubly so if I attempt to undo the operation -> which version of LibreOffice do you use.. or is this a long standing issue? If so, please create an additional bug report.. Performance flaws are bugs too ;-)
The checkbox status depends on whether you have a selection or not. So if A1:A4 is selected and you undo the replacement it will still be A1:A4. If you select A5:A8, the checkbox will remain checked. It goes off when you click a single cell or a column header (not in case of rows). I don't see how we can change this as the behavior is needed.
No further input so I'll resolve the ticket as WONTFIX.