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Thom* · 09-30-2015, 12:31 PM

This is so simple you don't need a plugin to accomplish the task.
The only thing I would change, in order to avoid getting messed up with nested tags, is to change the search string.

Search: (((?!<span).)*?)
Replace: \1

Consider nested span tags:
Merry Christmas Everyone.

Search: (.*?)
Replace: \1

Would result in:
Merry Christmas Everyone.

The search/replace that I described does a look-ahead and would not select the span because it has a nested span. You would have to address the "span class="bold" first, then rerun the "span class="italic" to modify it.

09-30-2015, 12:31 PM	#12
Thom* The Fumbler Posts: 66 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2015 Device: android 4.2/fbreader	Just search and replace This is so simple you don't need a plugin to accomplish the task. The only thing I would change, in order to avoid getting messed up with nested <span> tags, is to change the search string. Search: <span class="italic">(((?!<span).)?)</span> Replace: <i>\1</i> Consider nested span tags: <span class="italic">Merry <span class="bold">Christmas </span>Everyone.</span> Search: <span class="italic">(.?)</span> Replace: <i>\1</i> Would result in: <i>Merry <span class="bold">Christmas </i>Everyone.</span> The search/replace that I described does a look-ahead and would not select the span because it has a nested span. You would have to address the "span class="bold" first, then rerun the "span class="italic" to modify it.