On Mon, Jul 21, 2014 at 12:07 PM, Chris Bannister < cbannister at slingshot.co.nz> wrote:
> On Mon, Jul 21, 2014 at 06:06:31PM +0200, Marc Balmer wrote: > > I am trying to convert a text file to scribus. The file is formatted > with hard line breaks, > > and an empty line between paragraphs: > > > > line 1<cr> > > line 2<cr> > > > > line 3<cr> > > line 4<cr> > > > > I want to transform this to two paragraphs: > > > > line 1 line 2 > > > > line 3 line 4 > > > > Is that possible in Scribus? Or do I have to manually remove the line > breaks? > > > > (trying to convert a LaTeX document to scribus) > > I would think that is the job tailor made for your editor. > Sorry, as I don't use Apple, I can't help you further. > > ... ah hang on, good news! > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vim_(text_editor) > "... Also, Vim is shipped with every copy of Apple OS X" > > http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3983406/delete-newline-in-vim > > Honestly, I cant recommend vim highly enough. > > A google search using the terms 'beginniners guide to vim' > brings up plenty of help for the beginner. > It would be cool if Scribus has a script repository with swiss-army knife script that did some common functions like this. Just dreaming out loud, /Kunda -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.scribus.net/pipermail/scribus/attachments/20140721/730a5355/attachment.html>
