Global Replace

signum · 08-29-2011, 03:08 AM

Here's a little glitch I haven't seen discussed anywhere else on this forum. I'm trying to do a global replace on some text, but it won't work the first time, but will work if I try it again. Specifically, I'm trying to replace the string

Code:

<p>#</p>

with

Code:

<hr />

everywhere in my document. The hash mark was substituted for a fancy graphic by the third-party program I used to convert a pdf to text. The fancy graphic in the original represents a scene break in the narrative. There are 16 of them.

So, I do a "replace all" and Sigil reports 16 changes. I immediately do a "replace all" again and Sigil again reports 16 changes. If I try it a third time, Sigil reports 0 changes.

The first time I noticed this, I had gone through making sure each replacement was what I wanted. Turned out, every candidate was needing to be changed, but that method didn't actually replace anything the first time through either.

I have a workaround, so it's not a huge problem, but it should probably be looked at some time.

Kubuntu 11.04
Sigil 0.4.1

Thanks in advance.

charleski · 08-29-2011, 07:10 AM

Yeah, I've experienced this as well, it's definitely a known issue that will be looked at. I know John wants to put out the 0.4.3 release next weekend and then leave things until 0.5, so it depends on whether there's time to look at it in the next week. (We've been working through quite a long list of bugs so far.)

user_none · 08-29-2011, 09:08 AM

I'm committed to putting out 0.4.x releases until it is acceptably stable. This is an annoying bug but not critical. Any data loss bugs would cause another 0.4.x release. If there is time this will be looked at but I won't guarantee it will be. If there isn't an existing bug report can you open one so this doesn't get lost.

08-29-2011, 03:08 AM	#1
signum Zealot Posts: 119 Karma: 64428 Join Date: Aug 2011 Device: none	Global Replace Here's a little glitch I haven't seen discussed anywhere else on this forum. I'm trying to do a global replace on some text, but it won't work the first time, but will work if I try it again. Specifically, I'm trying to replace the string Code: <p>#</p> with Code: <hr /> everywhere in my document. The hash mark was substituted for a fancy graphic by the third-party program I used to convert a pdf to text. The fancy graphic in the original represents a scene break in the narrative. There are 16 of them. So, I do a "replace all" and Sigil reports 16 changes. I immediately do a "replace all" again and Sigil again reports 16 changes. If I try it a third time, Sigil reports 0 changes. The first time I noticed this, I had gone through making sure each replacement was what I wanted. Turned out, every candidate was needing to be changed, but that method didn't actually replace anything the first time through either. I have a workaround, so it's not a huge problem, but it should probably be looked at some time. Kubuntu 11.04 Sigil 0.4.1 Thanks in advance.

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08-29-2011, 07:10 AM	#2
charleski Wizard Posts: 1,196 Karma: 1281258 Join Date: Sep 2009 Device: PRS-505	Yeah, I've experienced this as well, it's definitely a known issue that will be looked at. I know John wants to put out the 0.4.3 release next weekend and then leave things until 0.5, so it depends on whether there's time to look at it in the next week. (We've been working through quite a long list of bugs so far.)

08-29-2011, 09:08 AM	#3
user_none Sigil & calibre developer Posts: 2,488 Karma: 1063785 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Florida, USA Device: Nook STR	I'm committed to putting out 0.4.x releases until it is acceptably stable. This is an annoying bug but not critical. Any data loss bugs would cause another 0.4.x release. If there is time this will be looked at but I won't guarantee it will be. If there isn't an existing bug report can you open one so this doesn't get lost.

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