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Old 11-11-2010, 10:18 AM   #12
Fabe
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Originally Posted by HarryT View Post
An automated search and replace is very dangerous for something like this. There are probably capitals that you DON'T want to turn to italics (eg things like "AM" or "PM" in a time). I really would recommend using a search to find the capitals, but deciding on a case by case basis what to do with each one.
I agree with the case-by-case notion. I have used Find Next & Replace to search about 100 instances in a file, and while I would have preferred it all happen correctly and automatically, the peace of mind it gave me was worth it.

I was not familiar with regex searches until this thread. I followed the ink from Sigil's documentation page to Regular Expression.Info where I discovered a new world of Find & Replace syntax.

As I develop searches for my own work, I will keep a file of used regex expressions. This should speed things along. Thanks all. - Fabe
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