AltSearch (Alternative dialog Find & Replace) no longer working with LibO Writer 5+? [closed]
UPDATE 2016.06.17 - Now working with AltSearch 1.4.1 under LibO Version: 5.1.3.2 (Build ID: 1:5.1.3~rc2-0ubuntu1~trusty1)
I have used the wonderful AltSearch extension for years, but with the upgrade to LibO 5 (I'm currently on Version: 5.0.2.2; Build ID: 00m0(Build:2)), it seems to have stopped working.
In particular, the "option" drop-downs are missing:
Compare that with the image from the help file (i.e., a working version):
I also manually entered values that ought to work in the search field, but nothing is found.
Are any other users of this extension experiencing these issues? I'm on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, just in case platform makes a difference here.
(I always have trouble locating the docs for this extension - an older but still useful version is on the author's website.)
UPDATE Now tested also on Mac OSX 10.10.5 with LibO Version: 5.0.2.2 (Build ID: ab9e2a14cfa5edd30bd74f156cfba09bfd5be3a0; Locale: en-US (en.UTF-8)) and the behaviour is identical to my Ubuntu experience. This is with freshly installed LibO and AltSearch.oxt.
P.s. I have sent a note to the developer in the hopes that this can be resolved. I'll update the thread if there is any news.
I rarely use the extesion but kept it installed over years now. Just looked for the dialogue in an example using LibreOffice 5.0.2 under Win 8.1 and could not verify your stetement. The extension worked flawlessly with some basic examples. Did you already try a reinstall? (You know better than I do about user profiles, I suppose.) I cannot test with Ubuntu, however.