Quote:
Originally Posted by Perkin
Do a search and replace
Search for
(\s)"(\w)
(copy & paste a backward quote instead of the ")
Replace with
\1"\2
(copy & paste an open quote instead of the ")
That should do it, step through a few first, and only if you're happy - replace all.
Edit:
Do this on the converted epub, with the incorrect 'smartquotes'
Needless to say, make sure you have a backup
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Actually, I am doing search & replace using a front-end smartquote copied & pasted from MS Word (“) to replace with the plain-text inch-marks -- it works just dandy. But with 93 chapters -- all suffering from the same issue -- it's taking time. And I have to be especially vigilant due to mid-sentences that also contain quotes, or else I have to go back and manually fix the missed ones. It's also giving me an opportunity to fix some split sentences the original formatter missed. I just wish there was an easier way...
