Bug 156868 - Find function should highligh all instances of found keyword
Summary: Find function should highligh all instances of found keyword
Status: RESOLVED NOTABUG
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Writer (show other bugs)
Version:
(earliest affected)
7.3.7.2 release
Hardware: x86-64 (AMD64) Linux (All)
: medium enhancement
Assignee: Not Assigned
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Reported: 2023-08-22 23:47 UTC by oak
Modified: 2023-08-23 23:08 UTC (History)
1 user (show)

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Multiple instance search display in Firefox (213.28 KB, image/png)
2023-08-22 23:48 UTC, oak
Details
search bar with FInd All in different font (8.96 KB, image/png)
2023-08-23 13:47 UTC, oak
Details

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Description oak 2023-08-22 23:47:35 UTC
Description:
When using the Find function the searched phrase is only highlighted one by one. In other softwares all instances are highlighted at once. This is very helpful to detect repetitions when writing a book for example.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. load any text
2. enter search word in Find function
3. 

Actual Results:
Only one instance at a time is shown

Expected Results:
All instances should be shown. Example Firefox search function, see screen shot


Reproducible: Always


User Profile Reset: No

Additional Info:
All instances should be shown. Example Firefox search function, see screen shot
Comment 1 oak 2023-08-22 23:48:34 UTC
Created attachment 189103 [details]
Multiple instance search display in Firefox
Comment 2 m_a_riosv 2023-08-23 13:37:42 UTC
Clicking on 'Find all' does just that.
Version: 7.5.7.0.0+ (X86_64) / LibreOffice Community
Build ID: f847a74a2ceffe3938736cb5ee88f81b2160a6b7
CPU threads: 16; OS: Windows 10.0 Build 22621; UI render: Skia/Raster; VCL: win
Locale: es-ES (es_ES); UI: en-US
Calc: CL threaded
Comment 3 oak 2023-08-23 13:46:21 UTC
(In reply to m.a.riosv from comment #2)
> Clicking on 'Find all' does just that.
> Version: 7.5.7.0.0+ (X86_64) / LibreOffice Community
> Build ID: f847a74a2ceffe3938736cb5ee88f81b2160a6b7
> CPU threads: 16; OS: Windows 10.0 Build 22621; UI render: Skia/Raster; VCL:
> win
> Locale: es-ES (es_ES); UI: en-US
> Calc: CL threaded

Hi m.a.riosv,
thank you for the comment.I thought I remembered this function in libre office but I assumed the "Find All" was a label for the arrow down but in fact it is exactly the feature I describe above.
Strangely it is written in another font that the other functions (see screen shot)
Maybe that should be changed.
Comment 4 oak 2023-08-23 13:47:18 UTC
Created attachment 189106 [details]
search bar with FInd All in different font
Comment 5 m_a_riosv 2023-08-23 16:02:27 UTC
Maybe because it is a button to execute, not a choice.
Comment 6 oak 2023-08-23 23:08:19 UTC
(In reply to m.a.riosv from comment #5)
> Maybe because it is a button to execute, not a choice.

That is what I meant. If "Find All" is a button it should be displayed like the other to buttons.