adding paragraphs marks in search/replace

bobcdy · 06-12-2011, 03:02 PM

Often in converting a book from a pdf file into an epub, there are many instances of having two paragraphs run together. It's very disturbing to me when there are two paragraphs, one ending with a quote and the other beginning with a quote, that have been run together so that there is a " " or "" within a single paragraph.

Usually I edit these out using MS Word or EditPro, but occasionally I forget and end up with a largely completed epub with the offenders still present. I've tried to use search/replace with some sort of paragraph marker in the replace box but have been unable to find the proper expression. I have been simply finding in the epub a location where there is an invisible paragraph mark, copy that small section, and then substitute " where appropriate. This is a pretty cumbersome procedure and I wonder if anyone knows how to add a paragraph symbol in the replace box.

theducks · 06-12-2011, 03:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bobcdy

Often in converting a book from a pdf file into an epub, there are many instances of having two paragraphs run together. It's very disturbing to me when there are two paragraphs, one ending with a quote and the other beginning with a quote, that have been run together so that there is a " " or "" within a single paragraph.

Usually I edit these out using MS Word or EditPro, but occasionally I forget and end up with a largely completed epub with the offenders still present. I've tried to use search/replace with some sort of paragraph marker in the replace box but have been unable to find the proper expression. I have been simply finding in the epub a location where there is an invisible paragraph mark, copy that small section, and then substitute " where appropriate. This is a pretty cumbersome procedure and I wonder if anyone knows how to add a paragraph symbol in the replace box.

Are you trying to only work in Bookview?
What does that look like in Codeview?
are the " straight or Curly?

Toxaris · 06-12-2011, 03:34 PM

I think you can use a regular expression for that. It is even easier if you have curly quotes.

bobcdy · 06-12-2011, 04:25 PM

They are straight quotes, in code view, but when I try to do a search/replace I've tried:

search
" "
replace
"\r\n"

and it replaces IN THE TEXT:
"\r\n"

It does not produce a new paragraph.

theducks · 06-12-2011, 04:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bobcdy

They are straight quotes, in code view, but when I try to do a search/replace I've tried:

search
" "
replace
"\r\n"

and it replaces IN THE TEXT:
"\r\n"

It does not produce a new paragraph.

I only have been able to make new Para in Code view.
I replace with the </p> <p class...
Tidy will make it look good

bobcdy · 06-12-2011, 05:18 PM

theducks

Thanks. Great - That works fine! I don't know why I didn't think of that.

06-12-2011, 03:02 PM	#1
bobcdy Evangelist Posts: 488 Karma: 1048276 Join Date: May 2009 Device: bebook; prs-950; nook simple touch; HTC Jetstream tablet	adding paragraphs marks in search/replace Often in converting a book from a pdf file into an epub, there are many instances of having two paragraphs run together. It's very disturbing to me when there are two paragraphs, one ending with a quote and the other beginning with a quote, that have been run together so that there is a " " or "" within a single paragraph. Usually I edit these out using MS Word or EditPro, but occasionally I forget and end up with a largely completed epub with the offenders still present. I've tried to use search/replace with some sort of paragraph marker in the replace box but have been unable to find the proper expression. I have been simply finding in the epub a location where there is an invisible paragraph mark, copy that small section, and then substitute " where appropriate. This is a pretty cumbersome procedure and I wonder if anyone knows how to add a paragraph symbol in the replace box. Last edited by bobcdy; 06-12-2011 at 03:06 PM.

06-12-2011, 03:34 PM	#3
Toxaris Wizard Posts: 2,168 Karma: 1000593 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Heemskerk, NL Device: PRS-300, PRS-T1	I think you can use a regular expression for that. It is even easier if you have curly quotes. __________________ Creator and maintainer of the e-Book Tools Word add-in. Also see thread here on Mobileread. Creator and maintainer of the Clean HTML macro for MS Word.

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06-12-2011, 04:25 PM	#4
bobcdy Evangelist Posts: 488 Karma: 1048276 Join Date: May 2009 Device: bebook; prs-950; nook simple touch; HTC Jetstream tablet	They are straight quotes, in code view, but when I try to do a search/replace I've tried: search " " replace "\r\n" and it replaces IN THE TEXT: "\r\n" It does not produce a new paragraph.

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bobcdy Evangelist Posts: 488 Karma: 1048276 Join Date: May 2009 Device: bebook; prs-950; nook simple touch; HTC Jetstream tablet	theducks Thanks. Great - That works fine! I don't know why I didn't think of that.


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