Page number editing.

CarlM · 04-23-2015, 03:15 PM

I'm editing some books that I received that have all sorts of leftovers in them.

e.g. file:///C|/2590%20Sci-Fi%20and%20Fantasy%20...s%2011%20-%20Time%20Nomads(v1.0)

These and can just search and replace. What I'm struggling with is when it is a page number.

e.g. (3 of 200)

Is there a code I can use that will delete the parenthesis and what is inside them without having to do it 200 times.

Many Thanks.

Carl

cybmole · 04-24-2015, 01:30 AM

there is, but its far better to not " acquire" such crap source material in the first place.
if you look in the sigil forum there is a thread of regex examples.
regex is what you need for this, and you will have to learn some.

i think the find string for that specific example would be \(\d+ of \d+\)

that finds a bracket followed by a number followed by " of " followed by another number followed by a closing bracket

i use the sigil editor rather then the calibre one, but I guess the syntax is same or similar

you need a little knowledge in order to tweak the code as needed for other books

theducks · 04-24-2015, 10:31 AM

If you were using the Book Editor, there is a helper tool: Select the string: Ctrl-F (find hotkey): right-click in the Search box: Tokenize Selection

cybmole · 04-24-2015, 10:55 AM

the rationale for scrapping such sources is that they often have other hard-to-fix problems: e.g paragraph breaks that occur mid sentence, missing or incomplete TOC, messed up punctuation, annoying OCR errors...

I treat the presence of hard coded "page numbers" as a warning sign:
"beware: crap conversion ahead"

theducks · 04-24-2015, 11:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cybmole

the rationale for scrapping such sources is that they often have other hard-to-fix problems: e.g paragraph breaks that occur mid sentence, missing or incomplete TOC, messed up punctuation, annoying OCR errors...

I treat the presence of hard coded "page numbers" as a warning sign:
"beware: crap conversion ahead"

Hard page numbers ALSO come from PDF conversions (just one of many issues, most can be fixed with a bunch of REGEX, but NOT during conversion). OCR errors are always going to take TLC proofing to remove

cybmole · 04-24-2015, 11:20 AM

true- but this looks more like a footer left in by MS word, or similar
e.g. file:///C|/2590%20Sci-Fi%20and%20Fantasy%20...s%2011%20-%20Time%20Nomads(v1.0)

CarlM · 04-25-2015, 01:48 PM

Cybmole: I tried your suggestion using Sigil but it didn't work, thanks for trying anyway.

Theducks: Are you talking about the book editor in Calibre?

Carl

CarlM · 04-25-2015, 01:53 PM

Cybmole: Please ignore my last. I'm an idiot. I hadn't selected the correct mode. Worked a treat. Cheers.

Carl

theducks · 04-25-2015, 03:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CarlM

Cybmole: I tried your suggestion using Sigil but it didn't work, thanks for trying anyway.

Theducks: Are you talking about the book editor in Calibre?

Carl

Yes!

04-23-2015, 03:15 PM	#1
CarlM Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2014 Device: Kindle	Page number editing. I'm editing some books that I received that have all sorts of leftovers in them. e.g. file:///C\|/2590%20Sci-Fi%20and%20Fantasy%20...s%2011%20-%20Time%20Nomads(v1.0) These and can just search and replace. What I'm struggling with is when it is a page number. e.g. (3 of 200) Is there a code I can use that will delete the parenthesis and what is inside them without having to do it 200 times. Many Thanks. Carl

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04-24-2015, 01:30 AM	#2
cybmole Wizard Posts: 3,720 Karma: 1759970 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: none	there is, but its far better to not " acquire" such crap source material in the first place. if you look in the sigil forum there is a thread of regex examples. regex is what you need for this, and you will have to learn some. i think the find string for that specific example would be \(\d+ of \d+\) that finds a bracket followed by a number followed by " of " followed by another number followed by a closing bracket i use the sigil editor rather then the calibre one, but I guess the syntax is same or similar you need a little knowledge in order to tweak the code as needed for other books

04-24-2015, 10:31 AM	#3
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 31,047 Karma: 60358908 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	If you were using the Book Editor, there is a helper tool: Select the string: Ctrl-F (find hotkey): right-click in the Search box: Tokenize Selection

04-24-2015, 10:55 AM	#4
cybmole Wizard Posts: 3,720 Karma: 1759970 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: none	the rationale for scrapping such sources is that they often have other hard-to-fix problems: e.g paragraph breaks that occur mid sentence, missing or incomplete TOC, messed up punctuation, annoying OCR errors... I treat the presence of hard coded "page numbers" as a warning sign: "beware: crap conversion ahead"

04-24-2015, 11:20 AM	#6
cybmole Wizard Posts: 3,720 Karma: 1759970 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: none	true- but this looks more like a footer left in by MS word, or similar e.g. file:///C\|/2590%20Sci-Fi%20and%20Fantasy%20...s%2011%20-%20Time%20Nomads(v1.0)

04-25-2015, 01:48 PM	#7
CarlM Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2014 Device: Kindle	Cybmole: I tried your suggestion using Sigil but it didn't work, thanks for trying anyway. Theducks: Are you talking about the book editor in Calibre? Carl

04-25-2015, 01:53 PM	#8
CarlM Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2014 Device: Kindle	Cybmole: Please ignore my last. I'm an idiot. I hadn't selected the correct mode. Worked a treat. Cheers. Carl

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