Re: getting rid of multiple consecutive blanks ?

Quoting Voytek Eymont <[email protected]>:

>
> <quote who="Voytek Eymont">
>> John, Paul and Jose,
>
>> many thanks for all the tips..
>>
>> following your Qs i've since 'analyzed' my problem better, my copied text
>>  /problems are largely LF/CR and TABs rather than consecutive spaces,
>> sorry for not identifying this better in the first place...
>
> i think what i need is to replace two or more consecutive EOL CR/LF with
> single one (not sure if it is an EOL ? CR ? LF ? or CR/LF ?)
>
> I've just tried in pEdit s/r, used it twice with
>
> find: graffiti '//'
> replace with: graffiti '/
>
> I then have like:
> ---
> This is a webpage label:
> this is text that I want
>
> another label:
> more stuff I want
>
> ----
> how do I get rid of one or more words ending in ':' up to an including ':'?

> Voytek

   Use the two pScripts I just sent you, using my instructions on how  
to run them, and see what they do to a test copy of your problem text  
and report back.  Your new issue is much more tricky, will deal with  
it later - tomorrow or so.  Need to sleep now.

     ~ John


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