Find and Replace: A Specific Problem

Alan_Bernardo · 02-04-2013, 11:18 PM

Hi!

I have an ebook that drops the second "l" in a word with double ls (e.g. falls will look like fal s ) in all instances.

How might I do a find and replace to fix this? Doing it the simple way doesn't work because it will combine words. For example, something like the phrase "the tal man" will end up being "the tallman."

Also, in instances where there is an ending "l" with a space following (as in some of the code), it messes things up.

How might I best get this find and replace accomplished so it comes out looking correctly?

Thanks,

Alan

cybmole · 02-05-2013, 01:37 AM

common problem with pdf conversions. has been discussed many times here in other threads - no easy automatic fix

search this forum for pdf double

Manichean · 02-05-2013, 09:09 AM

Specifically, refer to the section "Various character pairs like 'ff', 'll', etc are missing from my conversion" in this thread from the conversion subforum.

02-04-2013, 11:18 PM	#1
Alan_Bernardo Banned Posts: 26 Karma: 2075224 Join Date: Feb 2013	Find and Replace: A Specific Problem Hi! I have an ebook that drops the second "l" in a word with double ls (e.g. falls will look like fal s ) in all instances. How might I do a find and replace to fix this? Doing it the simple way doesn't work because it will combine words. For example, something like the phrase "the tal man" will end up being "the tallman." Also, in instances where there is an ending "l" with a space following (as in some of the code), it messes things up. How might I best get this find and replace accomplished so it comes out looking correctly? Thanks, Alan

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02-05-2013, 01:37 AM	#2
cybmole Wizard Posts: 3,720 Karma: 1759970 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: none	common problem with pdf conversions. has been discussed many times here in other threads - no easy automatic fix search this forum for pdf double

02-05-2013, 09:09 AM	#3
Manichean Wizard Posts: 3,130 Karma: 91256 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Germany Device: Cybook Gen3	Specifically, refer to the section "Various character pairs like 'ff', 'll', etc are missing from my conversion" in this thread from the conversion subforum.

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