Hello,
The other thing is that if you don't put in a space for the replaced
item, in some cases, words will probably run together.
Dan
On Aug 12, 2008, at 7:49 PM, Tim Kilburn wrote:
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 At this point all the hard returns should be have been
replaced by nothing.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
