Find a set of char and avoid the same set up to the sentence beginning. - Page 2

reinsley · 02-27-2024, 08:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lomkiri

Ok, your initial explanation was really unclear

Shame on me, I answered two helpers in the same post and got tangled up in my explanations. That said, asking a question is a good way to clear one's head, but I'll tidy up before posting.

Quote:

Originally Posted by lomkiri

BUT

let see if I really get what you mean : I understand that you want to target this sentence
 He came through the door. « I'm here », he said. 

and transform it to
 He came through the door.
 — « I'm here », he said. 

but not this one :
 — « Sentence ending with a comma, » said the man. « Then a second part. » 

Is it OK ?

Right.

Quote:

Originally Posted by lomkiri

You've got the idea, I guess you will be able to adapt it if you have some slightly different needs.
Since you seem to need to make some complex substitutions, I guess you should find a tuto for using regexes, there is a quite good one in the help in the site of calibre. The site I've given the URL in my first message is a reference, not a tuto, it is not for learning the basis.
The site https://regex101.com may help you to construct your regexes (select PCRE as a flavor)

I need to do my homework to perfect the formula with regex101 and the other reference site.

I'm on the right track.
FYI : The nbsp don't take the \s into account. I'll normalize all the text before the regex.
Issue : A line starting with em dash is selected with the following regex.
Lines starting with text are nicely formatted when they are enlighted.

Here's the search : ( )(\s—\s«.+?,\s»\s)?([^.]+.) (« )
and replace : \1\2\3 
 — «
in regular expression mode that find the emdash.

some examples put in calibre html page :

<body>
 He came through the door. « I'm here », he said. 
comment : I need to find and select . «
*
 — « Sentence ending with a comma, » said the man. « Then a second part. » 
comment : no need to find and select . «
*
 — «*Je répète donc ma question*», reprit le directeur, faussement calme. « L’information vous parait-elle authentique*?*» 
comment : no need to find and select . «
*
 Axel échangea un regard en coin avec les autres. « Bon, maintenant que nous sommes là, autant aller jeter un coup d’œil sur place, non*?*» 
comment : I need to find and select . «
*
 Le médecin esquissa une grimace. « Je dirais une quinzaine d’heures. La nuit dernière, sans doute. Ce matin, au plus tard.*» 
comment : I need to find and select . «
*
 Le patron fut le premier à répondre. « Les deux adolescents cela ne fait aucun doute.*» 
comment : I need to find and select . «
*
 — « Donc la voie vous semble la plus vraisemblable, c’est ça*?*», reprit le conseiller à la sécurité.
comment : no need to find and select . «
</body>

the CSS :
.calibre3 {
font-size: 1em
}
.calibre8 {;
margin-bottom: 0%;
margin-top: 0%;
text-align: justify
}

Thank you very much fo the the follow-up. Best regards.

lomkiri · 02-27-2024, 10:04 AM

====== Important ======

I realized that a paragraph starting with " — «" and with no further dialog will be split, that is not wanted (and thus you cannot pass the function twice without bad effects). So the new function is :

Code:

def replace(match, number, file_name, metadata, dictionaries, data, functions, *args, **kwargs):
    import regex

    # Moodify this if you change the form the dialog begins
    abort_if_starting_with_emdash = regex.match('\\s—', match[3])
    
    if match[2] or abort_if_starting_with_emdash:
        return match[0]
    
    else:
        return match[1] + match[3] +'</span></p>\n\n  ' + match[1] + ' — ' + match[4]

This one can be executed twice, and doesn't split either a paragraph with only one dialog.

Anyway, it is advisable to always make a backup of your file when you apply new regexes in "replace all" mode. And to check the result with the button "See what was changed".

Another considerations :
— in french, you need a non-break-space or a narrow-non-break-space after "«" and before "»"
— It is better (but not mandatory) to avoid spaces at the beginning and end of paragraph (so  — « blabla »  becomes — « blabla ». But apply first the function, because it is based on the form with spaces, or modify the regex (and the variable "abort_if_starting_with_emdash" in the function).

reinsley · 02-27-2024, 12:51 PM

Well, my first regex function... I thought the regular expression mode was a Himalaya.

I won't prolong the suspense. Your function works like clockwork, like a Swiss cuckoo clock. It's a marvel.

I have no words to thank you and pdurrant of course. Your function does the job.

I need to get my nose into the Python language.

Have a nice day.

Nota Bene: you're right about the non-break-space after and before "«" "»", I was thinking of removing them for processing and then putting them back. I'll keep the good idea of checking the changes.

02-27-2024, 10:04 AM	#17
lomkiri Zealot Posts: 136 Karma: 1000102 Join Date: Jul 2021 Device: N/A	====== Important ====== I realized that a paragraph starting with " — «" and with no further dialog will be split, that is not wanted (and thus you cannot pass the function twice without bad effects). So the new function is : Code: def replace(match, number, file_name, metadata, dictionaries, data, functions, args, kwargs): import regex # Moodify this if you change the form the dialog begins abort_if_starting_with_emdash = regex.match('\\s—', match[3]) if match[2] or abort_if_starting_with_emdash: return match[0] else: return match[1] + match[3] +'</span></p>\n\n ' + match[1] + ' — ' + match[4] This one can be executed twice, and doesn't split either a paragraph with only one dialog. Anyway, it is advisable to always make a backup of your file when you apply new regexes in "replace all" mode. And to check the result with the button "See what was changed". Another considerations : — in french, you need a non-break-space or a narrow-non-break-space after "«" and before "»" — It is better (but not mandatory) to avoid spaces at the beginning and end of paragraph (so <p class="calibre8"> <span class="calibre3"> — « blabla »</span> </p>* becomes <p class="calibre8"><span class="calibre3">— « blabla »</span></p>. But apply first the function, because it is based on the form with spaces, or modify the regex (and the variable "abort_if_starting_with_emdash" in the function). Last edited by lomkiri; 02-27-2024 at 10:20 AM.

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02-27-2024, 12:51 PM	#18
reinsley Connoisseur Posts: 65 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: France Device: Kindle PaperWhite	Well, my first regex function... I thought the regular expression mode was a Himalaya. I won't prolong the suspense. Your function works like clockwork, like a Swiss cuckoo clock. It's a marvel. I have no words to thank you and pdurrant of course. Your function does the job. I need to get my nose into the Python language. Have a nice day. Nota Bene: you're right about the non-break-space after and before "«" "»", I was thinking of removing them for processing and then putting them back. I'll keep the good idea of checking the changes.

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