Can we run Function mode in Search & replace during the conversion process?

[omin]

I came across an issue where if I had a list like this:

• First item
• Second Item
• Third Item

after it's converted to MOBI in Calibre it's transformed to this:

• 
  First item
• 
  Second Item
• 
  Third Item

I realized that this is an issue with the Kindle and not the MOBI itself (I'm using MOBI and not AZW3 so that I can upload to Amazon Kindle and sync across devices).

I found a way to fix this by using the Function mode in Search & replace in the editor. However, I don't see the function mode for Search & replace in Common options > Search & replace. Am I missing something here? It seems intuitive to be able to run this automatically during the conversion process.

Thanks!

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Here's how to fix the bullet list spacing issue. I noticed that there are other people experiencing the same issue...

• https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=87764
• https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=172609

Find: <li.*?</li>
Function:

import re
def replace(match, number, file_name, metadata, dictionaries, data, functions, *args, **kwargs):
    s = re.sub('<p[^>]*>', '', match.group())
    return re.sub('</p[^>]*>', '', s)

[kovidgoyal]

No function mode and the editor were created long after conversion. But given your function is so simple you can do it with just plain regular expressions

<li(.*?)>\s*<p.*?>(.+?)</p>\s*</li>

and replace with

<li\1>\2</li>

[omin]

Total regex noob here. I learned something new today.

Thanks kovidgoyal! This will do