Apache OpenOffice (AOO) Bugzilla – Issue 92291
Find & replace: Improve to what WordPerfect can do
Last modified: 2013-02-07 22:40:23 UTC
Data analysts sometimes use word processors to replace text, numbers, and format codes. I am one of these! WordPerfect is perfect, but I am slowly looking at switching to Oo or So. I have So (google pack) now. I was going to try to do my tasks in So, but the show stopper was the inability to replace spaces, ., or numbers with a simple tab. The tab replace is easy as we can easily change data files and export and import into a spread sheet, data base, or analysis package like SAS, SPSS, or Minitab. Yes, sometime I also replace with a hard return. The match and replace codes option in WP make it hard to beat. This has been a secret of for some data people in the know and allows us to be quick with data changes. If you could make this happen in Oo, then I can move forward. Money is tight so people are looking at options and I have been a MS critic for years. Thank you, David L. MacQuarrie, Ph.D.
Reassigned to SBA.
SBA: Adjusting summary to reflect the findings. Without a certain example given, "A look at WordPerfect" should be made when improving this area. Confirming issue. Reassigned to requirements.