Re: Search & Replace

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<0001HW.C2D353F60058A5F0B019F94F@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
patrick j <usemywebsite@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I would want the GREP to be as sophisticated as can be and the
non GREP to be as pure and simple as can be. Be nice for one to
be able to set this up in preferences!

That would be nice, but it would mean that with "Use Grep" unticked you
would not be able to find strings containing return characters

This is not quite so. If you type in:

Here are some words
and here are some other words on a new line

You will find

Here are some words
and here are some other words on a new line

And this is the sort of thing that is mostly what is wanted when
using simple search and replace. It is simple and direct and if
you want more, you have all the power of GREP at your disposal,
just tick a box.

If you look at the text above in the text editor, press command
option comma and tick show invisibles you will see the non
printing character. It is there and can be searched for without
having to enter it as a reference with \r. I realise that a
little sophistication might suit some people in GREP unticked
situations, but, as you know, I am thinking the price is too high.

--
dorayme
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