Add a space after periods

prhammer · 05-13-2011, 12:02 AM

I have an ebook that I am converting from epub to mobi for my Kindle. I have been able to get it edited like I want using Sigil, but have one little irritation. Throughout the entire book there are no spaces after the periods. Is there a way to either do a search and replace or some other fomatting that would add a space so that sentences done run together?

I tried a simple search and replace for the . and then replacing with . and then a space. In Sigil it stopped responding, when I did that in the convert it just went haywire.

I'm sure there must be some way to do this, but I haven't figured it out. Perhaps there is a way to alter the css?

Any help would be appreciated. I haven't edited many books before.

-Ron

cybmole · 05-13-2011, 12:15 AM

calibre search + replace should work but has to be done very carefully because . = wild card (any character ) in regex.

so I think you search for \. and replace with . ( followed by space)

it should also work in sigil - sometimes "stopped responding" goes away if you wait a while

prhammer · 05-13-2011, 01:18 AM

thanks! I thought there might be a problem just searching for the period - but didn't know how to indicate it properly. I will give that a try when I get home.

I had wondered if I just needed to give Sigil more time, but got nervous after 10 minutes or so. Although searching for every period in a book is a pretty major search!

Thanks,
Ron

cybmole · 05-13-2011, 06:51 AM

[QUOTE=prhammer;1536694
I had wondered if I just needed to give Sigil more time, but got nervous after 10 minutes or so. Although searching for every period in a book is a pretty major search!

Thanks,
Ron[/QUOTE]
as a test you could limit the find /replace to current file only in sigil & see if it completes + how long it takes.

05-13-2011, 12:02 AM	#1
prhammer Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2011 Device: Kindle 3	Add a space after periods I have an ebook that I am converting from epub to mobi for my Kindle. I have been able to get it edited like I want using Sigil, but have one little irritation. Throughout the entire book there are no spaces after the periods. Is there a way to either do a search and replace or some other fomatting that would add a space so that sentences done run together? I tried a simple search and replace for the . and then replacing with . and then a space. In Sigil it stopped responding, when I did that in the convert it just went haywire. I'm sure there must be some way to do this, but I haven't figured it out. Perhaps there is a way to alter the css? Any help would be appreciated. I haven't edited many books before. -Ron

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05-13-2011, 12:15 AM	#2
cybmole Wizard Posts: 3,720 Karma: 1759970 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: none	calibre search + replace should work but has to be done very carefully because . = wild card (any character ) in regex. so I think you search for \. and replace with . ( followed by space) it should also work in sigil - sometimes "stopped responding" goes away if you wait a while

05-13-2011, 01:18 AM	#3
prhammer Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2011 Device: Kindle 3	thanks! I thought there might be a problem just searching for the period - but didn't know how to indicate it properly. I will give that a try when I get home. I had wondered if I just needed to give Sigil more time, but got nervous after 10 minutes or so. Although searching for every period in a book is a pretty major search! Thanks, Ron

05-13-2011, 06:51 AM	#4
cybmole Wizard Posts: 3,720 Karma: 1759970 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: none	[QUOTE=prhammer;1536694 I had wondered if I just needed to give Sigil more time, but got nervous after 10 minutes or so. Although searching for every period in a book is a pretty major search! Thanks, Ron[/QUOTE] as a test you could limit the find /replace to current file only in sigil & see if it completes + how long it takes.

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