> From: Gene Young [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2008 9:22 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [users] Re: WRITER: Search for Special Characters, > Invisible Characters, Character Styles, Markers of Type X > > VLM TechSubs wrote: >> From: John & Mary Linge [mailto:[email protected]] >> Sent: Monday, December 08, 2008 6:45 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [users] Re: WRITER: Search for Special Characters, >> Invisible Characters, Character Styles, Markers of Type X >> >> I've tried this on OOO 3.0 on both Windows and Mac, so it should work >> generally. >> >> Select Find and Replace >> Select More Options >> Select Regular Expressions >> Enter $ in the Search For field >> Click Find >> >> You will see the end of paragraph selected. You can replace it with >> any character or character combination except for non-printing >> characters. If you end the combination with \n, the end of paragraph >> character is retained. Otherwise, it is removed and the paragraph is >> merged with the next paragraph. I did not check to see which >> paragraph formats are retained. >> >> The help tells you that, to find and replace empty paragraphs, enter >> ^$ in the Find field. If you replace it with nothing, the empty >> paragraph is deleted. >> >> By the way, examining the format of the document as saved on disk >> tells you nothing about how it is represented in memory. >> >> John >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> John, thank you! Would you be willing to say where in the help you >> located this information? >> Elchanan >> > > In OO help, search for List of Regular Expressions. It will take you > to a table of all sorts of good information.
Hmm, not that easy here with 3, but I did find it. The search terms (Find actually) doesn't lead to it. But: Used the search term, chose Finding and Replacing in Writer, then noticed a Related Topic for List of Regular Expressions, and clicking that, finally found the chart you're talking about. No idea why Find didn't go to it. HTH Twayne Figured I'd mention it for those who saw the same aberration I did. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
