Ugly all caps

Thom* · 12-12-2015, 12:55 PM

Many books start each chapter or each scene change with a string of all Capital text. I do not like the practice and would like a search/replace to change this. I can handle the replace part, but I am struggling with a search statement.

Is there a regex search that will find these strings of CAPITAL LETTERS with space interspersed?

JSWolf · 12-12-2015, 12:58 PM

Most of the time it's small caps.

PeterT · 12-12-2015, 01:26 PM

Code:

[A-Z ]+

will match a sequence of one or more capital letters and/or spaces

The challenge will be to limit that to only matching at the start of a chapter or scene change

Thom* · 12-12-2015, 02:16 PM

Re: [A-Z ]+

Yeah, limiting it is the problem. It matches ever single space as well. And you might imagine that there are more than 2 single spaces in a book.

davidfor · 12-12-2015, 07:29 PM

Code:

<p.*?>[A-Z][A-Z ]{2,}

That should get pretty close.

PeterT · 12-12-2015, 07:39 PM

I wonder if this might best be done by a editor plugin?

Thom* · 12-13-2015, 11:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by davidfor

Code:

<p.*?>[A-Z][A-Z ]{2,}

That should get pretty close.

That is pretty close, thanks for the help.

I am convinced that there is so much variability that the only solution is look at each one and make changes accordingly. Probably search for scene changes then deal with the leading string for each occurrence.

Thanks again for the input.

12-12-2015, 12:55 PM	#1
Thom* The Fumbler Posts: 66 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2015 Device: android 4.2/fbreader	Ugly all caps Many books start each chapter or each scene change with a string of all Capital text. I do not like the practice and would like a search/replace to change this. I can handle the replace part, but I am struggling with a search statement. Is there a regex search that will find these strings of CAPITAL LETTERS with space interspersed?

12-12-2015, 01:26 PM	#3
PeterT Grand Sorcerer Posts: 13,478 Karma: 78910112 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Toronto Device: Libra H2O, Libra Colour	Code: [A-Z ]+ will match a sequence of one or more capital letters and/or spaces The challenge will be to limit that to only matching at the start of a chapter or scene change

12-12-2015, 07:29 PM	#5
davidfor Grand Sorcerer Posts: 24,905 Karma: 47303824 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Sydney, Australia Device: Kobo:Touch,Glo, AuraH2O, GloHD,AuraONE, ClaraHD, Libra H2O; tolinoepos	Code: <p.*?>[A-Z][A-Z ]{2,} That should get pretty close.

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12-12-2015, 12:58 PM	#2
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 79,696 Karma: 145864619 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	Most of the time it's small caps.

12-12-2015, 02:16 PM	#4
Thom* The Fumbler Posts: 66 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2015 Device: android 4.2/fbreader	Re: [A-Z ]+ Yeah, limiting it is the problem. It matches ever single space as well. And you might imagine that there are more than 2 single spaces in a book.

12-12-2015, 07:39 PM	#6
PeterT Grand Sorcerer Posts: 13,478 Karma: 78910112 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Toronto Device: Libra H2O, Libra Colour	I wonder if this might best be done by a editor plugin?

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