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From: urlichs@smurf.ira.uka.de
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: How to convert text (was Re: Improve MSWORD
Message-ID: <1330@smurf.ira.uka.de>
Date: 22 Dec 89 13:48:05 GMT
References: <361@hgwells.GTE.COM> <37461@apple.Apple.COM>
Reply-To: urlichs@smurf.ira.uka.de (Matthias Urlichs)
Organization: University of Karlsruhe, FRG
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In comp.sys.mac chuq@Apple.COM (Chuq Von Rospach) writes:
< dgp0@bunny.gte.com (Dennis Pratt) writes:
< 
< >Mr. James Scott writes that the solution of removing paragraph marks at 
< >the end of a line is to to use the "change" command to replace ^p 
< >(paragraph mark) with a space.
< 
< >That's how I do it, but what a PAIN!!  It takes me hours to convert a 
< >document taken off a line oriented system to a WORD document.  I want 
< >headings to be marked as headings.  I want indents to be marked as tabs, 
< >not spaces.  I want paragraph breaks at paragraphs, not at line breaks.  I 
< >want extraneous spaces removed.
< 
< That's funny. I do it all the time. It doesn't take me hours. Maybe you
< aren't using the right tools? Or working efficiently?
< 
Chuq, you are using Word 4.  Dennis is using Word 3.
Replacing N instances of X with Y, with N >>100, is impossible in Word 3
without plenty of time, frequent saves, and (depending on how much memory you
have) a bomb shelter.

< (Method everybody seems to use to convert text to real text deleted)
This would be a whole lot easier if only Word had regular expressions.
I'll probably buy Nisus as soon as I can find _any_ dealer around here who
actually has it on display. Fat chance. :-(

< For herein may be seen noble chivalry, courtesy, humanity, friendliness,
< cowardice, murder, hate, virtue and sin. Do after the good and leave the
< evil, and it shall bring you to good fame and renown. -- Malory

Put that into one of the news.announce.newusers postings. It seems to be
sorely needed. (Not that anyone will pay attention to it, of course. :-( )
-- 
Matthias Urlichs