[bksvol-discuss] Re: Unusual character in test
- From: Cindy Rosenthal <grandcyn77@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 24 May 2013 16:28:05 -0700
The sign Judy pasted is the same one I found when I googled and pasted into
my post; did you try it, and did it work?
On Thu, May 23, 2013 at 5:17 PM, Judy s. <cherryjam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> No idea. It translates as a different ascii value than what the option
> hyphens translate as, and now that I've removed all of them from the file I
> can't remember what it was. Using the search for an option hyphen didn't
> find it. This text has some totally bizarre problems, like that one, that
> I've never seen before. I think the only possible explanation is that
> cyber chipmunks from Mars chewed on the bits and bytes of the files.
>
> Judy s.
> On 5/23/2013 2:37 PM, Valerie Maples wrote:
>
> The character is not recognized in my search and replace or find boxes,
> that is why I mentioned the optional hyphen. What is it if it is not an
> optional hyphen in your text?
>
> Valerie
>
> www.caringbridge.org/visit/nicholemaples
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> *From:* Judy s. <cherryjam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> <cherryjam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> *To:* bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> *Sent:* Thu, May 23, 2013 11:01:33 AM
> *Subject:* [bksvol-discuss] Re: Unusual character in test
>
> Hi Valerie,
>
> It can be an option hyphen. However, I'm proofing a book right now that
> has that character that is not there as an optional hyphen. So the ^-
> actually didn't work. Don't you love those kinds of crazy things that
> happen in Word. That's why I pasted in the exact character, instead. smile.
>
> Judy s.
> On 5/22/2013 9:30 PM, Valerie Maples wrote:
>
> Jack and Judy;
>
> I am thinking that is called an optional hyphen and is what happens when a
> word is hyphenated for line spacing. If so, you can do a find and replace
> with ^- in the first box and nothing in the second.
>
> Valerie
>
> www.caringbridge.org/visit/nicholemaples
>
>
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> *From:* Judy s. <cherryjam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> <cherryjam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> *To:* bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> *Sent:* Wed, May 22, 2013 10:46:25 AM
> *Subject:* [bksvol-discuss] Re: Unusual character in test
>
> Jack, are you proofreading in word? If so, that character may be this
> one: ¬
>
> See if you can cut and paste it into the find box.
>
> I'm working with a book right now that has that same problem, and it took
> me a while to find the character too.
>
> Judy s.
>
> On 5/21/2013 8:13 AM, jteeter45@xxxxxxx wrote:
>
> Hello,
> I have several 'Logical not sign' characters within the text of my
> proofreading book.
> I'd like to do a FIND to make sure I locate and then eliminate all of them.
> I would gladly provide an example except the character won't copy & paste.
> It looks an 'L' only the long part is horizontal and the short part is
> perpendicular and to the right.
> Regards,
>
>
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