Chris,
You wrote: 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returns should be have been replaced by nothing.
TK: As I mentioned in the note below, while in the Find window with
the search field having focus, you can hold down the option key
while pressing the return key to have TextEdit find the hard
returns. I suggested putting a space in the Replace field so that
it would be just like a regular paragraph where TextEdit places the
soft returns where necessary. Sorry if I was not as clear as I
should have been. Your method of the copy/paste does work but using
the option key is more universal. That is, you can use it to find
hard returns, , tabs and other such invisible characters.
HTH.
Later...
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
Tim Kilburn
& Carter the Canine
Fort McMurray, AB Canada
