[bksvol-discuss] Re: Stripping headers
- From: "Mayrie ReNae" <mayrierenae@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 21 Dec 2009 21:33:20 -0800
Hi Evan,
Well, I've encountered what you're talking about, but not very often. Just
one more way of doing things, I guess. And there are so so many books out
there that it isn't surprising that we can't find one way that always works
for every book. I guess we all just have to play around with suggestions
and do the things that work for each of us and not do the things that don't
work. That's why I like hearing how people experience things differently.
You're definitely not missing any settings, or anything like that, we've
just experienced different things, that's all.
Mayrie
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[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of EVAN REESE
Sent: Monday, December 21, 2009 9:24 PM
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Stripping headers
Hi Mayrie,
This is just one of those things that goes to show that there is often more
than one way of doing something. I always remove any extra spaces throughout
the book before trying to strip headers because, in those cases where there
are spaces associated with the headers instead of tabs, I have found that
the amount of white space between headers and page numbers--if present--can
vary quite a bit; which makes using a search and replace to remove headers
work only partially. Then, you gotta do it again for the next set of headers
that have a different amount of space, etc. Since this method works for you,
I imagine you have some way of dealing with it? Hopefully, nothing that's
sitting right under my nose, so to speak, such as a menu setting I've never
paid attention to or something like that? <smile>
Evan
----- Original Message -----
From: Mayrie <mailto:mayrierenae@xxxxxxxxx> ReNae
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Monday, December 21, 2009 10:13 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Stripping headers
Hi Evan and Jamie,
When I use the find and replace, I select the entire line containing the
header, including white space, except the page number if that line contains
page numbers, and put that into the find box of the find and replace
dialogue. There is almost always white space either in or around the header
that prevents regular text as part of the story in the book from being
removed, because that white space won't be in the book anywhere except in
the headers.
And case sensitivity enabling makes a HUGE difference.
You can select an entire line by placing your cursor where you want it
either be fore or after the page number, depending whether the page number
is on the left or right end of the line and either pressing shift plus home
to select to the beginning of the line, or shift plus end to select to the
end of the line.
Mayrie
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From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of EVAN REESE
Sent: Monday, December 21, 2009 12:28 PM
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Stripping headers
Thanks, Jamie. I have suggested this before. Oftentimes, there is a tab
after the header and before the page number on the right page, and a tab
before the header and after the page number on the left page. I have used
this technique of removing headers with their associated tabs to eliminate
thousands of headers without fear of removing text that I shouldn't.
It is also true, as you say, that search and replace should always be used
with care.
Evan
----- Original Message -----
From: Jamie Yates, <mailto:mirxtech@xxxxxxxxx> CPhT
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Monday, December 21, 2009 1:33 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Stripping headers
Lots of times there is a tab after the header. If you search for the text
plus a tab you might have better luck in doing a global replace, but I
recommend using a global replace very carefully.
For example if it is The Catcher in the Rye that is the header look for The
Catcher in the Rye^t (^t is the tab symbol in Word 2003).
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