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Old 01-09-2017, 05:26 AM   #28
chaot
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Originally Posted by Phssthpok View Post
[...] slap my forehead [...]
That's how I do it, too!

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Why is that such a problem?
The problem is somewhere else. I did not know the settings for Smarten Punctuation. The conversion from -- to – would thus remain undetected.

A possible answer prevailed: for that the Differences between Books window exists: With dozens or hundreds of 'smartenings' I had not looked at it so accurate until then. I changed my working method now.

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If the book contains computer code, don't do it - ever. The idea that one can use one-size-fits-all magic cleanup routines is madness. Best to employ the 'little grey cells' at all times.


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You need to think w/o outsourcing
We thought, yet without result. Do you have that solution?
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