Re: RFE Find/Replace elements

On 7/31/22 16:23, Leif H Silli wrote:
> This is a question and a wish: Would it be possible to enhance the 
> Find/Replace Elements function with the ability to not just find an 
> element, in order to change it into another element, but also to delete 
> found elements (the same way that it is possible to delete found 
> attributes)?

We have nothing against enhancing the the Find/Replace Element function. 
However we cannot tell you which enhancements we'll implement and when 
we'll do it.



> 
> There are certain strange things with the Find/Replace Elements 
> function. For instance, I have some XHTML docs with this construct:
> 
> <ol>
>     <li>
>       <dl><dt>foo</dt><dd>bar</dd></dl>
>    </li>
> </ol>
> 
> I want to get rid of the <dl> list, but I want to retain the text of the 
> same element.
> 
> I tried using the Find/Replace Element function,  but it was impossible.
> 
> The general problem is that the Find/Replace ELement function does not 
> permit me to create an invalid document 

Yes, that's the whole point of the Find/Replace Element function. In 
some cases, may be you'll find more convenient to use Find/Replace (xml 
source code) in the "XML source" view.




> … Hence I am not allowed to Find 
> all <dl> and replace them with (text) - that is: with nothing. (Because 
> then <dt> and <dd> would become children of <li>.)
> 
> But for some reason, I am allowed (if I use the Convert element function 
> of the Edit menu) to do the same thing. Except that in that case, what 
> happens is that both <dl>, <dt> and <dd> get removed PLUS that the text 
> of <dd> is retained, 

Yes.




> whereas the text of <dt> is deleted.

No. I don't get this. In my test, see screenshots (before.png and 
after.png), the  the text of <dt> is retained too.


> I do not get  the logic of this …
>


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