Access the writer search string in the search box from macro?
In writer (& other modules) one can set up a search string by Ctrl-F (or, of course, Edit-Find) and repeat the search using Shift-Ctrl-F. one can also repeat the search forwards and backwards by using the arrows next to the search box. It would be useful to search backwards with a keystroke as well, but there does not appear to be a 'Repeat Search Backwards' command available. I therefore intended to write a macro to do so, but fell at the first hurdle - how does one access the search string which is entered in the search box?