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eschwartz · 06-16-2015, 09:59 PM

@Thom*-- See: s&r for paired tags

I recommended something like:

Code:

<span(?: class="calibre5")?>((?:(?!<span).)*?)</span>

to match all content inside those span tags, unless there is another span tag in the content.

But really, the OP should avoid the problem to begin with, by opening his DOCX in the editor directly. It will be converted into an EPUB for editing -- without having the CSS flattened!
Or use Toxaris' Word addin.

calibre's conversion is meant for finished products, to move to another device. And usually by end-users, not content creators. That is why the editor was designed to avoid the creation of tag soup.

06-16-2015, 09:59 PM	#14
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,421 Karma: 85400180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	@Thom-- See: s&r for paired tags I recommended something like: Code: <span(?: class="calibre5")?>((?:(?!<span).)?)</span> to match all content inside those span tags, unless there is another span tag in the content. But really, the OP should avoid the problem to begin with, by opening his DOCX in the editor directly. It will be converted into an EPUB for editing -- without having the CSS flattened! Or use Toxaris' Word addin. calibre's conversion is meant for finished products, to move to another device. And usually by end-users, not content creators. That is why the editor was designed to avoid the creation of tag soup. Last edited by eschwartz; 06-16-2015 at 10:01 PM.