I think this is because you want to search for Return but hitting return
does the default action for search/replace. The way I get around this is
to copy paste a return into the search field. Go to the end of one line
in your document, hit shift+rightarrow to select the return, Apple-C to
copy the return, then Apple-F for find/replace, then Apple-V to paste
the return into the Find field and then VO-down three times to land on
the Replace-All button. Note that pressing control-option changes this
button to be "In Selection" instead of "Find All" so you'll need to be
sure to let go of the VO keys and then press space to activate the "Find
All". At this point all the hard returns should be have been replaced by
nothing.
Hope this works for you.
CB
Tim Kilburn wrote:
Hi Dennis,
You asked: I'm trying to remove hard returns from a plain text
document in Text Edit. In the find portion it doesn't allow me to
enter anything. Any ideas?
TK: What do you mean by "it doesn't allow you to enter anything". If
you mean that TextEdit won't let you enter anything at all in the Find
and Replace fields, then we have problems. If you wish to find hard
returns though, hold down the option key while pressing the return key
when in the Find field. Then you can put a spacebar in the Replace
field and then replace all.
HTH.
Later...
Tim Kilburn
& Carter the Canine
Fort McMurray, AB Canada
