Hm. I did read the Help file, but what seems clear to you looks quite muddy to me. I've programmed software, and created quite a few Help files, but this one definitely needs work. All the info is there, but the logic flow is badly broken. FYI, when I first posted the keystrokes I was using:
Ctrl-F, \n , nobody pointed out the two secret steps I was missing: More Options button Regular Expressions checkbox , except you. Thanks for setting me straight, Mike! --- mike scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 31 May 2008 at 3:52, Alan C. Baird wrote: > > > Thanks for taking the time to post all that info, Brian. You really > > seem to know your stuff. It's a pity that OOo is unable to handle these > > basic tasks (\n doesn't even find line breaks, unfortunately). I'll > > just continue pasting text into Word, and replacing ^p^p with ^p, to > > remove extra paragraph breaks. > > But it does! I've just caught the middle of this thread, so may be > missing something.The help file is actually quite informative, > especially the part about regular expressions, and from a standing > start, I've been able to remove multiple blank paragraphs just by > doing a search-and-replace of ^$ for an empty string. > > Likewise, \n finds line breaks put in with shift-enter. But you do > need to select regular expressions under 'more options' in the search- > and-replace dialogue, and maybe understand a little of what's going > on. > > > > > I really wanted OOo to be competitive with Word, but I guess it's > > unrealistic to expect OOo's unpaid volunteers to keep up with the > > salaried, stock-optioned worker bees at Microsoft. Sigh. > > I think you're being unfair. Have you read the help file? > > -- > Permission for this mail to be processed by any third party in > connection > with marketing or advertising purposes is hereby explicitly denied. > http://www.scottsonline.org.uk lists incoming sites blocked because > of spam > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mike Scott, Harlow, Essex, England --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
