Running a group of searches?

signum · 11-01-2012, 01:31 AM

In Sigil 0.6.0, how can I run a group of searches? For instance, demoting all heading levels at once?

Toxaris · 11-01-2012, 01:46 AM

Put the searches in a group. You can then run the group.

WS64 · 11-01-2012, 10:10 AM

Or just mark the ones you want to run. With Replace/All (or whatever you select) it will be done with all selected ones.

signum · 11-01-2012, 04:01 PM

Thanks for your hints. It's not quite that simple to me – the devil is in the details. Let me expose my ignorance for a moment so that others might be able to avoid the problems I encountered.

First off, there is no apparent way (to me, at least) to run a group of Searchs/Replaces just by calling up the Saved Searches with a right-click somewhere in the Find panel at the bottom of the screen, a feature I use very often. Trying to select a group by clicking on it just displays another popup menu with each of the contained single S/Rs displayed. I tried for days to get around that block.

There may be a shorter way, but I found I had to call up what used to be called the Search Editor with ctrl-alt-f or clicking on the Tools tab → Saved Searches. There, the groups and subordinate searches are displayed and you can, indeed, left-click to select the name of an entire group (or an individual search). Click “Load Search”, then click “Replace All” or “Count” or whatever and it will work.

My mistake was expecting running a group to be similar to running a single S/R by right-clicking the Find panel at the bottom of the screen. Further, I hadn't expected to use the Search page below the Tools tab more than once, and even then just to set up and save a new search I'd just invented.

Now I know.

meme · 11-01-2012, 04:56 PM

Correct - if you want to run a group, you do it in Saved Searches. But there is no need to use 'Load Search' before you click on Replace All. Load Search is only to load the selected search into Find & Replace - and probably won't be used much since you'll either right-click selected a search while in Find & Replace or just run the search from within Saved Searches.

I'll consider if I can add a 'group' entry that can be selected for a group.

signum · 11-01-2012, 05:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by meme

I'll consider if I can add a 'group' entry that can be selected for a group.

Thanks. That would be awesome.

meme · 11-02-2012, 05:49 AM

You'll need to continue to use the Saved Searches dialog to run groups.

The context menu in Find & Replace is only used to load the search you select into the Find & Replace dialog. There is no way to load a 'group' - it doesn't make sense. There is only room for one search in the F&R dialog, so you can only load one at a time. And even if you could 'run' a search from the context menu - what would you run automatically - Find, Replace, Replace All, etc.

Running a group is easy enough from the Saved Searches dialog - and the dialog can stay open and left on screen if you have a large enough screen.

11-01-2012, 01:31 AM	#1
signum Zealot Posts: 119 Karma: 64428 Join Date: Aug 2011 Device: none	Running a group of searches? In Sigil 0.6.0, how can I run a group of searches? For instance, demoting all heading levels at once?

11-01-2012, 01:46 AM	#2
Toxaris Wizard Posts: 4,520 Karma: 121692313 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Heemskerk, NL Device: PRS-T1, Kobo Touch, Kobo Aura	Put the searches in a group. You can then run the group. Last edited by Toxaris; 11-01-2012 at 03:15 AM.

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11-01-2012, 10:10 AM	#3
WS64 ♫ Posts: 660 Karma: 506380 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Germany Device: Kobo Aura / PB Lux 2 / Bookeen Frontlight / Kobo Mini / Nook Color	Or just mark the ones you want to run. With Replace/All (or whatever you select) it will be done with all selected ones.

11-01-2012, 04:01 PM	#4
signum Zealot Posts: 119 Karma: 64428 Join Date: Aug 2011 Device: none	Thanks for your hints. It's not quite that simple to me – the devil is in the details. Let me expose my ignorance for a moment so that others might be able to avoid the problems I encountered. First off, there is no apparent way (to me, at least) to run a group of Searchs/Replaces just by calling up the Saved Searches with a right-click somewhere in the Find panel at the bottom of the screen, a feature I use very often. Trying to select a group by clicking on it just displays another popup menu with each of the contained single S/Rs displayed. I tried for days to get around that block. There may be a shorter way, but I found I had to call up what used to be called the Search Editor with ctrl-alt-f or clicking on the Tools tab → Saved Searches. There, the groups and subordinate searches are displayed and you can, indeed, left-click to select the name of an entire group (or an individual search). Click “Load Search”, then click “Replace All” or “Count” or whatever and it will work. My mistake was expecting running a group to be similar to running a single S/R by right-clicking the Find panel at the bottom of the screen. Further, I hadn't expected to use the Search page below the Tools tab more than once, and even then just to set up and save a new search I'd just invented. Now I know.

11-01-2012, 04:56 PM	#5
meme Sigil developer Posts: 1,275 Karma: 1101600 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: UK Device: Kindle PW, K4 NT, K3, Kobo Touch	Correct - if you want to run a group, you do it in Saved Searches. But there is no need to use 'Load Search' before you click on Replace All. Load Search is only to load the selected search into Find & Replace - and probably won't be used much since you'll either right-click selected a search while in Find & Replace or just run the search from within Saved Searches. I'll consider if I can add a 'group' entry that can be selected for a group.

11-02-2012, 05:49 AM	#7
meme Sigil developer Posts: 1,275 Karma: 1101600 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: UK Device: Kindle PW, K4 NT, K3, Kobo Touch	You'll need to continue to use the Saved Searches dialog to run groups. The context menu in Find & Replace is only used to load the search you select into the Find & Replace dialog. There is no way to load a 'group' - it doesn't make sense. There is only room for one search in the F&R dialog, so you can only load one at a time. And even if you could 'run' a search from the context menu - what would you run automatically - Find, Replace, Replace All, etc. Running a group is easy enough from the Saved Searches dialog - and the dialog can stay open and left on screen if you have a large enough screen.

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