i've got a .doc file i want to convert to epub, but i've got a problem with ms word's infernal "auto format" functions.
in french, to indicate dialogue, you use an em dash at the beginning of the line. the problem is, when you have 2 emdashes in a row, word apparently thinks you are making a list and converts them into auto bullet point. when i copy and past the text into an html page in doesn't paste in as "new paragraph, em dash, space, text" but as "list, list item with a style of em dash, text". this is incredibly annoying, particularly since this book is about 90% dialogue.
even worse is that although the book uses em dashes throughout, from time to time they are interpreted as *numbered* lists so instead of an emdash i have :
Quote:
1. what an odd thing to do, said one character.
2. i know, it's really ridiculous, said the other character.
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i've not found a way to get rid of the stupid list style without also losing the em dashes, which i want to keep. does anyone have an idea ?
to show what i mean i've made a sample document which i'm attaching here. the first line is a regular paragraph, with an em dash. the next lines are a list using an em dash for the list style.
any help is greatly appreciated !! ideally, i'd like some sort of search and replace solution where i can "replace all" and be done with it in one fell swoop. otherwise i'm going to have to edit every single line by hand and that is going to drive me crazy.