Editing and Tags Question

[Thasaidon]

This relates to spot edits after using regex to make the bulk of changes.

Example

<h3 class="msonormal"><b class="calibre1">VIII</b></h3>

Let us say I want to remove the heading tags. Is there a way to delete the opening and closing tags in one go, rather than deleting the opening tag then deleting the closing tag.

In Sigil I can put my cursor on the text choose (say) the h1 icon on the toolbar and it will change the "h3"s into "h2"s..

Calibre Editor just places the new tags around what is highlighted, which is fine, but it would be useful to have a similar Remove Tag function.

I have checked the manual searched the forums but did not find a way of doing this.

[thiago.eec]

Originally Posted by Thasaidon

This relates to spot edits after using regex to make the bulk of changes.

Example

<h3 class="msonormal"><b class="calibre1">VIII</b></h3>

Let us say I want to remove the heading tags. Is there a way to delete the opening and closing tags in one go, rather than deleting the opening tag then deleting the closing tag.

In Sigil I can put my cursor on the text choose (say) the h1 icon on the toolbar and it will change the "h3"s into "h2"s..

Calibre Editor just places the new tags around what is highlighted, which is fine, but it would be useful to have a similar Remove Tag function.

I have checked the manual searched the forums but did not find a way of doing this.

The Editor has two options: you can select some text, then ADD the tags around it, like you described, or you can CHANGE the tag to H1, H2, H3..., p.

To ADD a tag, use the "</>" icon. To CHANGE the paragraph to heading, and vice versa, use the "H" icon; this option will change both opening and closing tags.

As for removing tags, I think you have to use regex for that.
In a general way:

Find:

<TAG class="XXX">(.*?)</TAG>

Replace:

\1

TAG is the tag you want to remove, and XXX the class name. If you want to remove all the TAGs, no matter what class, then you do this:

Find:

<TAG.*?>(.*?)</TAG>

Replace:

\1

[JSWolf]

Try Diaps Editing Toolbag plugin. It may allow you to do what you want without the risk of a regex error.

[Thasaidon]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

Try Diaps Editing Toolbag plugin. It may allow you to do what you want without the risk of a regex error.

Thanks for the info Jon .

I will give it a try.

The only problem I with Calibre is that it is so large with so many features it can be hard to find what you want and even more to remember it.

[Thasaidon]

Hi Jon

I could not find the H icon so I looked in configure toolbars.

Lo and Behold, there it was!

I also noticed there was a "Remove Tag" icon. I added both to the appropriate menus.

While I was in there I went through each toolbar and checked what icons were on it and what were availanle and rejigged my toolbars.

It would probably pay us all to revisit what we "think" we know because we will probably find a lot we have forgotten.

Thanks very much Jon that was very helpful

[thiago.eec]

I have the H icon on my menu (probably I have added it a long time ago), but I didn't have the Remove Tag (added now), that's why I thought there was no such option.

[theducks]

Toolbars are customizable. I remove those I won't use because I use the Stylesheet (span.xyz). I also move the bars (Left top Right) as to how I use them. I am right handed,my mouse pars off the right, so a 'short move to the right bar', where I also keep my book browser since I use that a whole lot )

Make your Sigil layout 'YOURS", for a smoother work flow.

[Thasaidon]

Originally Posted by thiago.eec

I have the H icon on my menu (probably I have added it a long time ago), but I didn't have the Remove Tag (added now), that's why I thought there was no such option.

Snap!