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cybmole · 12-28-2013, 12:40 PM

i think the issue here guys is not how to write a clever regex solution, though it is always fun to watch great minds at work on a technical challenge

The issue for me is this: if calibre editor is to become the new improved sigil, then it needs to match or better sigil regex's ease of use.

In sigil I just pasted the unwanted line from xhtml code view into the "find" box, set replace to blank - click on replace all - job done. There was no need to faff around guessing at invisible characters, or puzzling out why it didnt work - it just worked 1st time.

Calibre is using the same regex engine, yes ? , so why does the same quick & easy method fail, when it works in sigil ?

12-28-2013, 12:40 PM	#9
cybmole Wizard Posts: 3,720 Karma: 1759970 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: none	i think the issue here guys is not how to write a clever regex solution, though it is always fun to watch great minds at work on a technical challenge The issue for me is this: if calibre editor is to become the new improved sigil, then it needs to match or better sigil regex's ease of use. In sigil I just pasted the unwanted line from xhtml code view into the "find" box, set replace to blank - click on replace all - job done. There was no need to faff around guessing at invisible characters, or puzzling out why it didnt work - it just worked 1st time. Calibre is using the same regex engine, yes ? , so why does the same quick & easy method fail, when it works in sigil ?