Paragraph breaks

thedevilsjester · 09-07-2010, 10:53 AM

Is there a way for the RegEx structure detection to remove any line break that isnt preceded by a chapter title or period?

The biggest formating issue I have at the moment is paragraphs that end one page and begin another (in the paper book) are being split into two separate paragraphs in the digital copy and sentences are getting forced new lines at the point where they normally reach the 'edge' of the page.

ldolse · 09-07-2010, 11:25 AM

What's the source format of the file you're trying to convert?

Try enabling the preprocess option under Structure detection.

JMikeD · 09-07-2010, 12:26 PM

I have one I use that detects an end of paragraph character that precedes a lower case letter and then replaces the end of paragraph with a space. That catches most of mine. Many of the instances I find end with a quote mark, so just detecting a period won’t do it for me.

Regex search: \p([a-z])

Replace with : " \1\2" (without the quotes, there's a space at the beginning)

09-07-2010, 10:53 AM	#1
thedevilsjester Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: Nook	Paragraph breaks Is there a way for the RegEx structure detection to remove any line break that isnt preceded by a chapter title or period? The biggest formating issue I have at the moment is paragraphs that end one page and begin another (in the paper book) are being split into two separate paragraphs in the digital copy and sentences are getting forced new lines at the point where they normally reach the 'edge' of the page. Last edited by thedevilsjester; 09-07-2010 at 10:59 AM.

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09-07-2010, 11:25 AM	#2
ldolse Wizard Posts: 1,337 Karma: 123455 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Malaysia Device: PRS-650, iPhone	What's the source format of the file you're trying to convert? Try enabling the preprocess option under Structure detection.

09-07-2010, 12:26 PM	#3
JMikeD Evangelist Posts: 473 Karma: 15000 Join Date: Jul 2008 Device: Various and sundry	I have one I use that detects an end of paragraph character that precedes a lower case letter and then replaces the end of paragraph with a space. That catches most of mine. Many of the instances I find end with a quote mark, so just detecting a period won’t do it for me. Regex search: \p([a-z]) Replace with : " \1\2" (without the quotes, there's a space at the beginning)

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