How to change CSS to comments but retain original numeric values

crankypants · 11-03-2015, 08:25 AM

Sigil 0.8.7

I mentioned in another thread that I'm cleaning up a public EPUB from another author and commenting out tons of CSS that the reader should handle. One problem is the author (or their editor), changed the background color and line height in the CSS, and I want to use regex to comment them out. I want to change

Code:

line-height: 100%

to

Code:

/* line-height: 100% */

but if the percent is a different number, I want to keep that number. Here's how I did it, it will work with any percent number.

My regex search is: line-height: (\d+)%;?

My regex replace is: /* line-height: \1%; */

'\1' is the place holder for what was found in between (), which was (\d+).

DiapDealer · 11-03-2015, 09:20 AM

EDIT: Nevermind. I thought there was a question here. but it seems you were just sharing a solution you found to a problem.

crankypants · 11-03-2015, 09:37 AM

Not sure what you mean @Diapdealer. I had a typo in my "Replace" area which was missing the ending comment part '*/'. It's been fixed.

theducks · 11-03-2015, 11:49 AM

cranky

I have a whole saved clips section devoted to CSS entries

/* \1 */ is one

if a clip has a Replace with captured, it will include the selection

Clips can be inserted into either the search or replace boxes in S&R if you choose it from the toolbar or clip editor (right click menu does not work for S&R boxes) Sometimes I build terms from snippets

11-03-2015, 08:25 AM	#1
crankypants Hmm. Posts: 124 Karma: 2016606 Join Date: Oct 2015 Device: Android 4.2 Google Play Reader	How to change CSS to comments but retain original numeric values Sigil 0.8.7 I mentioned in another thread that I'm cleaning up a public EPUB from another author and commenting out tons of CSS that the reader should handle. One problem is the author (or their editor), changed the background color and line height in the CSS, and I want to use regex to comment them out. I want to change Code: line-height: 100% to Code: /* line-height: 100% / but if the percent is a different number, I want to keep that number. Here's how I did it, it will work with any percent number. My regex search is: line-height: (\d+)%;? My regex replace is: / line-height: \1%; / '\1' is the place holder for what was found in between (), which was (\d+). Last edited by crankypants; 11-03-2015 at 09:37 AM.*

11-03-2015, 09:20 AM	#2
DiapDealer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 28,888 Karma: 207182180 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD	EDIT: Nevermind. I thought there was a question here. but it seems you were just sharing a solution you found to a problem. Last edited by DiapDealer; 11-03-2015 at 09:37 AM.

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11-03-2015, 09:37 AM	#3
crankypants Hmm. Posts: 124 Karma: 2016606 Join Date: Oct 2015 Device: Android 4.2 Google Play Reader	Not sure what you mean @Diapdealer. I had a typo in my "Replace" area which was missing the ending comment part '*/'. It's been fixed.

11-03-2015, 11:49 AM	#4
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 31,262 Karma: 61916422 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	cranky I have a whole saved clips section devoted to CSS entries /* \1 */ is one if a clip has a Replace with captured, it will include the selection Clips can be inserted into either the search or replace boxes in S&R if you choose it from the toolbar or clip editor (right click menu does not work for S&R boxes) Sometimes I build terms from snippets