Re: Find and Replace fails in an OO.o Base form

Hello Frank,

Am Dienstag, den 12.12.2006, 21:51 +0100 schrieb Frank Schönheit - Sun
Microsystems Germany:

> > If I move the cursor now into my form field 'Definition' and press Ctrl
> > +F, the 'Datensatz-Suche'/'Find Record' dialog will appear as expected
> > and function all right.  The form field 'Definition' is of
> > 'Feldtyp'/'type' Memo [LONGVARCHAR].
> 
> which probably means that in the properties of the control, "Multiline"
> (Mehrzeilig) is set to "True"?

How can I navigate to the 'control' you hav in mind? After having
selected that 'control' would I have to right-click it in order to
obtain its properties?

> > But if I move the cursor now into my other form fields which are of type
> > Text [VARCHAR] and press Ctrl+F, the 'Datensatz-Suche'/'Find Record'
> > dialog will not appear as expected and function all right.  Rather it
> > still inserts a small letter 'f' into the field.
> > Why does OO.o Base behave differently in these two similar field types?
> 
> The second field probably is a "Multiline" = "No" field, right?

How can I navigate to the 'control' you hav in mind in order to obtain
its properties? 

> I just today noticed that in those fields, on Linux shortcuts such as
> Ctrl-<letter> do not work, but insert the letter only. On windows, they
> work fine (the very same shortcuts, in the very same control in the very
> same document). Do you mind submitting an issue for this?

I can do and will do this next week. This matter is new to me and so
takes me some time to accustom. I have to do some work this week yet in
preparation for Xmas and Year's end accounting. 

Regards
Detlef

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