Find/Replace no longers sees unbreakable space in Normal mode

MerlinMama · 04-10-2015, 05:53 AM

This is a very minor change that happened with the latest update. It might be a by-product of another change or an intended change, I just wanted to point it out in case.

For various reasons, in my fanfiction 'books' it is often easier to do a find/replace in 'Normal' mode, which touches on Unbreakable spaces (fanfic author uses section breaks that a line with lots of " * " or "?" or even "." - and I like section breaks in all my fanfics to be uniform); or the formatting from the author includes an unbreakable space and a regular space side by side.

I would generally just copy, then do a find replace in normal mode (especially if they used some "." in there!). Easier and quicker than escaping everything each time.

Thanks! Oh, and sorry I'm so wordy...I can't really help it. Just imagine - I cut it down A LOT!

kovidgoyal · 04-10-2015, 05:58 AM

Can you post an example book where that happens. It's certianly not an intended change.

MerlinMama · 04-10-2015, 07:42 AM

I'm not great at screenshots. I have an example, not the best, but it does show it not 'finding' the unbreakable space. The part to find is lines 18 to 20. After, I changed it to regex and the unbreakable space to '\s' and it worked.

This one isn't bad, but it's when you need to find a line filled with other symbols that need to be escaped that it will get tedious. Sometimes there's no choice, but when there is it's nice not to have to.

kovidgoyal · 04-10-2015, 08:00 AM

I need the book you are editing not a screenshot.

MerlinMama · 04-10-2015, 08:17 AM

Oh...I have absolutely no idea what you're asking for and/or how to do that. I've only just realize lately that '\s' and '\S' do not both look for the same things (and that \s is for more than spaces)!

DrChiper · 04-10-2015, 11:00 AM

Kovid, I have also encountered some replacement problems with non-breaking spaces. For some reason it seems I cannot replace them with calibre 2.24, which previous versions could.

See attached file as an example.

DrChiper · 04-10-2015, 11:16 AM

What I did was copy the non-breaking space from the text and use it in S&R as the search object, and replace it with anything else. What actually is replaced is the normal space character.

When you use the "Insert Special Character" option, choose the nps from there, then it works like intended.

kovidgoyal · 04-10-2015, 11:18 AM

@DrChiper: The problem comes from Qt, it converts the nbsp character into an ordinary space when copying using a keyboard shortcut. Fix will be in the next release. In the meantime simply copy by selecting and clicking the copy button instead of using the keyboard shortcut.

DrChiper · 04-10-2015, 11:24 AM

Yes, that works

Qt seems to have a lot of side-effects ...

wdewilde · 04-14-2015, 05:36 AM

I have the same problem. But if I replace those spaces with   and I put the book (BeBook Neo) and try to read them The text stops after the first encounter with a non-breaking space.

So If you are going to fix it please hurry

Walter

eschwartz · 04-14-2015, 08:42 AM

Kovid already said it has been fixed. Just wait until the next release, usually every Friday.

jackie_w · 04-14-2015, 08:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wdewilde

I have the same problem. But if I replace those spaces with   and I put the book (BeBook Neo) and try to read them The text stops after the first encounter with a non-breaking space.

So If you are going to fix it please hurry

In the meantime, if you have inserted lots of   entities just run the Check Book option. It will flag that you have named entities in the book and offers an option to fix them automatically.

wdewilde · 04-15-2015, 07:11 AM

Thanks jackie_w

You solution solved my problem.

04-10-2015, 05:53 AM	#1
MerlinMama Evangelist Posts: 482 Karma: 32554 Join Date: May 2014 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Sage	Find/Replace no longers sees unbreakable space in Normal mode This is a very minor change that happened with the latest update. It might be a by-product of another change or an intended change, I just wanted to point it out in case. For various reasons, in my fanfiction 'books' it is often easier to do a find/replace in 'Normal' mode, which touches on Unbreakable spaces (fanfic author uses section breaks that a line with lots of " * " or "?" or even "." - and I like section breaks in all my fanfics to be uniform); or the formatting from the author includes an unbreakable space and a regular space side by side. I would generally just copy, then do a find replace in normal mode (especially if they used some "." in there!). Easier and quicker than escaping everything each time. Thanks! Oh, and sorry I'm so wordy...I can't really help it. Just imagine - I cut it down A LOT!

04-10-2015, 07:42 AM	#3
MerlinMama Evangelist Posts: 482 Karma: 32554 Join Date: May 2014 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Sage	I'm not great at screenshots. I have an example, not the best, but it does show it not 'finding' the unbreakable space. The part to find is lines 18 to 20. After, I changed it to regex and the unbreakable space to '\s' and it worked. This one isn't bad, but it's when you need to find a line filled with other symbols that need to be escaped that it will get tedious. Sometimes there's no choice, but when there is it's nice not to have to. Last edited by MerlinMama; 04-10-2015 at 08:13 AM.

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04-10-2015, 05:58 AM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,858 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Can you post an example book where that happens. It's certianly not an intended change.

04-10-2015, 08:00 AM	#4
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,858 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	I need the book you are editing not a screenshot.

04-10-2015, 08:17 AM	#5
MerlinMama Evangelist Posts: 482 Karma: 32554 Join Date: May 2014 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Sage	Oh...I have absolutely no idea what you're asking for and/or how to do that. I've only just realize lately that '\s' and '\S' do not both look for the same things (and that \s is for more than spaces)!

04-10-2015, 11:16 AM	#7
DrChiper Bookish Posts: 907 Karma: 1803094 Join Date: Jun 2011 Device: PC, t1, t2, t3, aura 2 v1, clara HD, Libra 2, Nxtpaper 11	What I did was copy the non-breaking space from the text and use it in S&R as the search object, and replace it with anything else. What actually is replaced is the normal space character. When you use the "Insert Special Character" option, choose the nps from there, then it works like intended.

04-10-2015, 11:18 AM	#8
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,858 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	@DrChiper: The problem comes from Qt, it converts the nbsp character into an ordinary space when copying using a keyboard shortcut. Fix will be in the next release. In the meantime simply copy by selecting and clicking the copy button instead of using the keyboard shortcut.

04-10-2015, 11:24 AM	#9
DrChiper Bookish Posts: 907 Karma: 1803094 Join Date: Jun 2011 Device: PC, t1, t2, t3, aura 2 v1, clara HD, Libra 2, Nxtpaper 11	Yes, that works Qt seems to have a lot of side-effects ...

04-14-2015, 05:36 AM	#10
wdewilde Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2014 Device: Boox	I have the same problem. But if I replace those spaces with   and I put the book (BeBook Neo) and try to read them The text stops after the first encounter with a non-breaking space. So If you are going to fix it please hurry Walter

04-14-2015, 08:42 AM	#11
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,422 Karma: 85397180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	Kovid already said it has been fixed. Just wait until the next release, usually every Friday.

04-15-2015, 07:11 AM	#13
wdewilde Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2014 Device: Boox	Thanks jackie_w You solution solved my problem.