LinuxQuestions.org
Share your knowledge at the LQ Wiki.
Home Forums Tutorials Articles Register
Go Back   LinuxQuestions.org > Forums > Linux Forums > Linux - News > Syndicated Linux News
User Name
Password
Syndicated Linux News This forum is for the discussion of Syndicated Linux News stories.

Notices


Reply
  Search this Thread
Old 04-15-2010, 05:20 PM   #1
LXer
LXer NewsBot
 
Registered: Dec 2005
Posts: 128,364

Rep: Reputation: 118Reputation: 118
LXer: New-line search & replace in OpenOffice.org Writer -- the lazy way


Published at LXer:

I’ve been editing the Philippine Star Trek fans’ section of the New Worlds Alliance site for a few months now, and the contributors have been submitting their articles embedded in the email message. I actually prefer that to an attached file, because I can read the article right away, without having to open another application. When I’m ready to edit, I ask GMail to create a Google document out of it. Trouble is, the resulting file has hard new-line characters after every line, and a double new-line between paragraphs. I could cursor to the end of each line, delete it, and type in a space, but my inner sloth told me there had to be a better way. Read the full tutorial at Freesoftware Magazine.

Read More...
 
  


Reply



Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off



Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Regular Expression Search & Replace in Writer or gedit linuxqueric Linux - Newbie 5 03-03-2013 07:00 PM
LXer: Getting the most out of OpenOffice.org Writer LXer Syndicated Linux News 0 06-25-2009 06:30 AM
LXer: Configuring OpenOffice.org Writer LXer Syndicated Linux News 0 02-17-2007 09:01 AM
LXer: Now revealed! Secrets of line spacing in OpenOffice.org Writer LXer Syndicated Linux News 0 02-01-2007 02:33 AM
Perl Multi-Line Search & Replace... Can I?... donv2 Linux - Newbie 2 01-30-2007 09:59 PM

LinuxQuestions.org > Forums > Linux Forums > Linux - News > Syndicated Linux News

All times are GMT -5. The time now is 02:18 PM.

Main Menu
Advertisement
My LQ
Write for LQ
LinuxQuestions.org is looking for people interested in writing Editorials, Articles, Reviews, and more. If you'd like to contribute content, let us know.
Main Menu
Syndicate
RSS1  Latest Threads
RSS1  LQ News
Twitter: @linuxquestions
Open Source Consulting | Domain Registration