James Greenidge wrote:
> Isn't there a plain English short-cut add-on out there that will do
> these kinds of things via a menu of options and operations?
Attempt at Plain English:
\t is tab, but first check the box for regular expressions under More
Options.
Longer digression:
Regex is available via the regular menus:
Edit->
Find&Replace->
More Options->
Regular Expressions:
Search for: \t
The difference between that an a 'normal' find & replace is only one of
checking the box next to the option for regular expressions.
Regular expressions are ubiquitous and standardized. There are two
variants, POSIX and Perl-Compatible Regular Expressions (pcre). You
will find these *everywhere* once you know what to look for. So this is
a case of OOo merely following industry standard.
There are extensions which give alternative interfaces for the
Find&Replace menu, but you'll have to explore on your own among the
extensions:
http://extensions.services.openoffice.org/project/AltSearch
http://extensions.services.openoffice.org/project
Regards,
/Lars
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