Replace-all Fails for RexExP Replacements

[tbp1...@gmail.com]

When I run a search/replace with a RegExp search phrase, and I want to specify a group to change, the replace works when I use the command replace-then-find (ALT+-), but it fails when I run replace-all.

Test case: Add a space following a regex group -

1. Enter the following into a node body:

2000.01word1
1847.00word2

2. Set up the FIND panel for node-only, body-only, RegeXp.

3. Enter the search phrase: (\.\d\d)

4. Enter the replacement phrase: \1

    (that is "\1" followed by a space).

5. Press <ALT><-> (ALT MINUS) twice.

Expected result:

2000.01 word1
1847.00 word2

Observe that we got the expected result.

6. Restore original text, say with <CNTRL-z>.

7. Run the replace-all command (<ALT-X>replace-all<ENTER><TAB><TAB>).

Expected result: Same as above.

Leo result:

2000\1 word1
1847\1 word2

It looks like Leo doesn't honor the regex-ness of the replacement phrase, but only for replace-all.

[Edward K. Ream]

On Sat, Nov 21, 2020 at 6:46 AM tbp1...@gmail.com <tbp1...@gmail.com> wrote:

It looks like [replace-all] doesn't honor [the regex option].

Thanks for the report. I have just created #1748 for this. It will get fixed soon.

Edward