Find and replace entity

roger64 · 10-12-2012, 06:08 AM

Hi

I need to find and replace the entity: &#_8239; in all xhtml files.
I wish to replace it by  

Note: If I suppress the _ in the name just to write its real name, the entity will only be displayed as a tiny empty space (which indeed it is).

I know there must be a trick... Which one?

Jellby · 10-12-2012, 06:44 AM

Just a question, what do you see in code view? Do you see "&#_8239;" or do you see " "? Whatever it is, try copy-pasting it into the search field.

DiapDealer · 10-12-2012, 07:27 AM

If it's truly an entity, then a normal find and replace should work. Nothing tricky. Replace one entity with the other. If however, you mean the actual unicode character/code-point instead of the entity, you can search for \x{202f} in regex mode.

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Originally Posted by Jellby

Just a question, what do you see in code view? Do you see "&#_8239;" or do you see " "? Whatever it is, try copy-pasting it into the search field.

In code view you see nothing (with the unicode code-point). There's nothing to highlight/copy. But you can highlight/copy the black bar that's visible in book view (Sigil v0.5.906) and then paste it into the search box (making sure to switch back to code view) and do the replace.

roger64 · 10-12-2012, 10:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DiapDealer

If it's truly an entity, then a normal find and replace should work. Nothing tricky. Replace one entity with the other. If however, you mean the actual unicode character/code-point instead of the entity, you can search for \x{202f} in regex mode.

In code view you see nothing (with the unicode code-point). There's nothing to highlight/copy. But you can highlight/copy the black bar that's visible in book view (Sigil v0.5.906) and then paste it into the search box (making sure to switch back to code view) and do the replace.

As I compiled Sigil, I am still with the first beta (and waiting for the stable one) and there was indeed an entity display problem that I did not spot previously.

I came back to 0.53, managed to "highlight/copy the black bar that's visible in book view and then paste it into the search box (making sure to switch back to code view) and do the replace". For some reason, this was not possible with my beta version (Sigil v05.905, first one)

Thanks a lot for your help both of you.

10-12-2012, 06:08 AM	#1
roger64 Wizard Posts: 2,608 Karma: 3000161 Join Date: Jan 2009 Device: Kindle PW3 (wifi)	Find and replace entity Hi I need to find and replace the entity: &#_8239; in all xhtml files. I wish to replace it by   Note: If I suppress the _ in the name just to write its real name, the entity will only be displayed as a tiny empty space (which indeed it is). I know there must be a trick... Which one?

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Jellby frumious Bandersnatch Posts: 7,515 Karma: 18512745 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Spaniard in Sweden Device: Cybook Orizon, Kobo Aura	Just a question, what do you see in code view? Do you see "&#_8239;" or do you see " "? Whatever it is, try copy-pasting it into the search field.

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