Description: UI: Old search entry keeps reappearing Steps to Reproduce: 1. Open Writer (from Start Center) 2. Type Hello 3. Press CTRL+F 4. Type Hello 5. Enter 6. CTRL+A + Backspace (find dialog is empty) 7. Move cursor to main document (deselect hell) 8. Press CTRL+F -> Hello is back 9. Close the document 10. Open new Writer document from start center 11. Press CTRL+F again -> Hello again Actual Results: Hello is appearing Expected Results: 1. At step 8. Rule of thumb keep things empty if they are empty at step 11. This hello is even appearing out of context. If you searched hello in document A doesn't mean you want to search that in every document (maybe someone else is using the Writer here, it's leaking information, IMHO) Reproducible: Always User Profile Reset: No Additional Info: Version: 7.4.0.0.alpha0+ (x64) / LibreOffice Community Build ID: efe854bf9b6daff3d0ecf6e3d04bd9a50bfaa3f3 CPU threads: 4; OS: Windows 6.3 Build 9600; UI render: Skia/Raster; VCL: win Locale: nl-NL (nl_NL); UI: en-US Calc: CL Jumbo
Hitting the bug or feature question
Considering how we can find Hello on the drop-down list, I don't see the merit in restoring it on Ctrl+F. Would say this behavior is a minor bug. But my opinion on this is not very strong. Reproduced with: Version: 7.4.0.0.alpha0+ / LibreOffice Community Build ID: fb9270b238cba4f36e595c5d7f4d85f6f3f18e1c CPU threads: 4; OS: Linux 5.10; UI render: default; VCL: qt5 (qfont+xcb) Locale: en-IL (en_IL); UI: en-US
To remember the previous searches is a feature not a bug. But you can set it to zero with an expert switch. See bug 122322.