Re: [libreoffice-users] Search and replace

Hi :)
The Return looks different in different apps, for example in GEdit it shows as a 

/n
I tend to select an area that includes a carriage-return and then try 
find&replace to see what character is put in the Find box.  Sometimes i have to 
copy&paste the selected area into the Find box.






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From: Brian Barker <b.m.barker@btinternet.com>
To: users@global.libreoffice.org
Sent: Thu, 1 September, 2011 3:13:51
Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Search and replace

At 19:42 31/08/2011 -0400, Cecilie Aux wrote:
> I'm looking for a way to search and replace "carriage returns."  For example, 
> if there are 3 hard returns in a row between every paragraph and I want to 
> change it to 2, or vice versa.

In one sense, you cannot: every return *defines* the end of a paragraph, so if 
you have three consecutive returns you have two additional, empty paragraphs, in 
fact.  And empty paragraphs are generally a bad idea: instead, set paragraph 
spacing to establish what you need.

> Any recommendations?

Use Find & Replace to search for ^$ (an empty paragraph) and replace it by 
something that won't already occur in your document - perhaps ##.  (You need 
"Regular expressions" to be ticked.)  This appears to catch only alternate 
consecutive empty paragraphs, which is ideal in your case.  Then search for ## 
and replace it with nothing.

But better still, simply replace ^$ with nothing - to remove all empty 
paragraphs - and then set spacing before or after paragraphs to achieve the 
layout you need.

I trust this helps.

Brian Barker


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