Search and replace crashes Calibre

[Calowaren]

A strange problem here, when I try to use the search and replace wizard, which I've successfully used before, Calibre crashes.
Example: I converted an epub to Mobi and found that a few entire chapters now appear in italics.

So using the wizard I copied the offending italics instruction and tried to remove it by entering:
"<p class="calibre_10"><span class="italic">" to replaced with:
"<p class="calibre_10">" thinking that this would remove the italics only where both expressions appeared together. However each and every time, Calibre crashes.

While I'm sure it must be simple to convert to html, fix the italics and convert to Mobi, or even for someone to say "hey, here's a simple regular expression to do that" (a little beyond my abilities perhaps), I'm wondering why Calibre crashes when using the wizard for what seems to me a fairly simple operation.
Any help?

[theducks]

Originally Posted by Calowaren

A strange problem here, when I try to use the search and replace wizard, which I've successfully used before, Calibre crashes.
Example: I converted an epub to Mobi and found that a few entire chapters now appear in italics.

So using the wizard I copied the offending italics instruction and tried to remove it by entering:
"<p class="calibre_10"><span class="italic">" to replaced with:
"<p class="calibre_10">" thinking that this would remove the italics only where both expressions appeared together. However each and every time, Calibre crashes.

While I'm sure it must be simple to convert to html, fix the italics and convert to Mobi, or even for someone to say "hey, here's a simple regular expression to do that" (a little beyond my abilities perhaps), I'm wondering why Calibre crashes when using the wizard for what seems to me a fairly simple operation.
Any help?

I don't know about the crash part.

BUT
A <span> has a matching </span> that must be removed in sync.
This is not as easy to do as it seems. You need to get the MATCHING tag, not the first or last </span> found.
You may get lucky and the Paragraph has only one span... Then you will find the nightmare one with dozens