[macvoiceover] Re: find and replace in TextEdit?
- From: Ian Edwards <ianedwards42@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2013 17:30:53 -0700
No time to test this, but in the past I've had success with selecting what I
want to replace then copy/paste it into the search field. Not sure why, maybe
the spaces aren't recognized when you type them.
Hope this helps,
Ian
On 2013-01-31, at 5:16 PM, Mark Baxter <markbaxter38@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I'm trying to replace the character string composed of a period followed by
> two spaces, with the same thing except with only one space. However, I
> cannot seem to make this happen. I press Command Option F, I get a text
> field where I type the period with two spaces, I then check the "replace,"
> box, and type the period followed by one space in the "replace," field, and
> press the "all, button, and the Done Button, and it just brings me back to
> the same text, no modifications.
>
> The reason I want to do this is that I am editing written material on a
> Braille Edge 40 and the two-space convention following a period leads to an
> odd computer Braille symbol in otherwise literary text. Any ideas?
> Thanks.
>
>
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