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Old 12-01-2014, 08:44 AM   #23
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Originally Posted by Ruskie_it View Post
anyway it means to me that soft hypenation kinda breaks search functions, isn't it?
Yes. That's the bottom line.

And not only for editing, it prevents readers from using their device's/app's search function effectively on the finished product.

My advice would be to do all editing/searching/replacing you deem necessary before adding the soft hyphens (with "Hyphenate This" or otherwise) for your personal viewing pleasure. And to allow other readers the chance to do the very same thing, by never running "Hyphenate This" on an ebook that's going into production. Because ...
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Originally Posted by Ruskie_it View Post
anyway it means to me that soft hypenation kinda breaks search functions, isn't it?
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