Currently, we can only replace one by one, when the comments option is selected in Writer find & replace dialog. This means that sanitising comments becomes very difficult as I noticed in bug 148333 (have to edit content.xml).
I support this enhancement request, but I'm not a member of design-team cc: Design-Team
Don't see a reason why Replace All shouldn't be available. The opposite is true from the UX POV.
*** Bug 148625 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
A missing piece of the implementation of a feature is a bug, rather than a potential for enhancement...
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The extension "Change All Comments" at https://extensions.libreoffice.org/en/extensions/show/99444 could serve the envisioned purpose.
Bug still manifests with: Version: 26.2.0.0.alpha0+ (X86_64) / LibreOffice Community Build ID: d2def868cb3ac5a7e538a911e83d7d907a2ec794 CPU threads: 4; OS: Linux 6.12; UI render: default; VCL: gtk3 Locale: en-IL (en_IL); UI: en-US Calc: CL threaded (In reply to Heiko Tietze from comment #6) > The extension "Change All Comments" at > https://extensions.libreoffice.org/en/extensions/show/99444 could serve the > envisioned purpose. No, it could not, because it replaces the entire text of the comment, and of all comments rather than the ones matching the search pattern. Regardless - there's no reason why Writer itself should refuse to allow a "Replace all". The same logic which applies to Replacing-all in the text applies to the comments as well. And the UI is already in place, too.
Created attachment 203994 [details] Document with repro instructions and some comments To reproduce - in a case where there are both comments and text occurrences of the search term: 0. Open bug_148447.odt 1. Open the Find & Replace dialog 2. Enter "hello" as the string to find 3. Enter "goodbye" as the replacement string 4. Check the "comments" checkbox You will note the "Replace All" button becoming inactive (grayed-out).