Tidy use and issue

DaleDe · 06-18-2011, 03:44 PM

I was cleaning up a book that started out as nearly pure text and was taking advantage of tidy.

Here is some of my experiences: I found a way to identify some text so that I could change an entire book with find and replace:

I made a span around some leading text and tidy make the /span at the end of the paragraph. I made a /span where I really needed it and tidy removed the one it built. Note that the first time I tried to put the /span in first but tidy removed it. the order is important.

Later I need to change certain paragraphs (chapters) to h3 so they would go in the TOC. I searched and replaced <p>Chapter ... with <h3>Chapter ... and expected tidy to fix the /h3 which it did. However, in a retro work around design dating back to html version 3 before css it also decided to add spacing so my file now looks like:

<h3>Chapter text<br />
<br /></h3>

Stupid tidy, a bug that needs fixing. However, now I have all these extra breaks. I am no expert on using regular expressions and this one has to cross a CR/LF sequence on my PC. How can a code the find to find and select both breaks?

Dale

crutledge · 06-18-2011, 04:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DaleDe

I was cleaning up a book that started out as nearly pure text and was taking advantage of tidy.

Here is some of my experiences: I found a way to identify some text so that I could change an entire book with find and replace:

I made a span around some leading text and tidy make the /span at the end of the paragraph. I made a /span where I really needed it and tidy removed the one it built. Note that the first time I tried to put the /span in first but tidy removed it. the order is important.

Later I need to change certain paragraphs (chapters) to h3 so they would go in the TOC. I searched and replaced <p>Chapter ... with <h3>Chapter ... and expected tidy to fix the /h3 which it did. However, in a retro work around design dating back to html version 3 before css it also decided to add spacing so my file now looks like:

<h3>Chapter text<br />
<br /></h3>

Stupid tidy, a bug that needs fixing. However, now I have all these extra breaks. I am no expert on using regular expressions and this one has to cross a CR/LF sequence on my PC. How can a code the find to find and select both breaks?

Dale

I may be off base, but the following should work (it works in epp

)

Find:

Code:

<h3>([^~]+?)<br />
<br /></h3>

Replace:

Code:

<h3>\1></h3>

DaleDe · 06-18-2011, 04:22 PM

How can I input two lines in the Find? The find inside Sigil only allows one line. That is the problem I am having.

Pablo · 06-18-2011, 04:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DaleDe

How can I input two lines in the Find? The find inside Sigil only allows one line. That is the problem I am having.

Something I think has worked for me in the past: just select what you want to search for in Code View, including both lines. Copy and paste into the search box. Hope it helps.

DaleDe · 06-18-2011, 04:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pablo

Something I think has worked for me in the past: just select what you want to search for in Code View, including both lines. Copy and paste into the search box. Hope it helps.

Wow, that worked. Thanks a lot.

Dale

Pablo · 06-18-2011, 04:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DaleDe

Wow, that worked. Thanks a lot.

Dale

I'm glad it worked!!!

theducks · 06-18-2011, 07:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DaleDe

How can I input two lines in the Find? The find inside Sigil only allows one line. That is the problem I am having.

Ignore the 2 line thinking

Use \s+ at the place of the EOL would be. Actually, I use it to search everywhere there was white space (except when I deliberately want to find a set number of spaces)

Code:

<h3>Chapter (.+)<br />\s+
<br />\s+</h3>

Note the Paren for the back reference \1 below

<h3>Chapter \1</h3>

DaleDe · 06-19-2011, 07:22 PM

Thanks for the \s+ I was wondering what to use. I will give this a try next time I hit a problem like this. For now I am good.

Dale

06-18-2011, 03:44 PM	#1
DaleDe Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,470 Karma: 13095790 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Grass Valley, CA Device: EB 1150, EZ Reader, Literati, iPad 2 & Air 2, iPhone 7	Tidy use and issue I was cleaning up a book that started out as nearly pure text and was taking advantage of tidy. Here is some of my experiences: I found a way to identify some text so that I could change an entire book with find and replace: I made a span around some leading text and tidy make the /span at the end of the paragraph. I made a /span where I really needed it and tidy removed the one it built. Note that the first time I tried to put the /span in first but tidy removed it. the order is important. Later I need to change certain paragraphs (chapters) to h3 so they would go in the TOC. I searched and replaced <p>Chapter ... with <h3>Chapter ... and expected tidy to fix the /h3 which it did. However, in a retro work around design dating back to html version 3 before css it also decided to add spacing so my file now looks like: <h3>Chapter text<br /> <br /></h3> Stupid tidy, a bug that needs fixing. However, now I have all these extra breaks. I am no expert on using regular expressions and this one has to cross a CR/LF sequence on my PC. How can a code the find to find and select both breaks? Dale

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06-18-2011, 04:22 PM	#3
DaleDe Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,470 Karma: 13095790 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Grass Valley, CA Device: EB 1150, EZ Reader, Literati, iPad 2 & Air 2, iPhone 7	How can I input two lines in the Find? The find inside Sigil only allows one line. That is the problem I am having.

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DaleDe Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,470 Karma: 13095790 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Grass Valley, CA Device: EB 1150, EZ Reader, Literati, iPad 2 & Air 2, iPhone 7	Thanks for the \s+ I was wondering what to use. I will give this a try next time I hit a problem like this. For now I am good. Dale

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