But it's not possible to do all editing that needs to be done with regex alone -- simple or complex. People often run into disaster trying to use regex to try to parse xhtml. Simple edits, sure. But when it comes to nested tag quagmires, regex alone is not your friend.
Not to mention that with Sigil's Checkpoint feature, it's still quite possible to see exactly what is changing and why with a plugin, too.
Not that I'm trying to change your mind, or anything, but not all Edit Plugin functionality can be replaced with judicious use of even the most ingenious regex.
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