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Originally Posted by theducks
Use the REGEX in Sigil.
It will take 2-3 passes to avoid apostrophes, and apply the correct curl.
Search for <space>'
replace with: space "
second pass [^n]'<space>  try and skip words like nutn'
replace with: "<space>
Third pass MANUAL REPLACE MODE
n'<space> check the exceptions of pass 2, Next or Replace as needed. |
ok....please understand that i'm a sigil neophyte and the question arises....
HUH!?
....by which i mean that i cannot find anything called regex in sigil 4.....ah ha, 'regular expressions' that's what you're referring to. so set the find/replace function to use regular expressions & use your recomendations in several passes.
thanks, i'll try it/them next time i hit a document with those offensive single quotes.
great minds, gotta' love 'em!