[OS X TeX] OT: applescripting find/replace limitations

[William Adams]

On May 15, 2007, at 4:34 PM, Jeffrey J Weimer wrote:

> I have had great luck in TextWrangler using Grep Find/Replace via  
> AppleScript.

My regex fu is weak. I am but a grasshopper, but will keep that in mind.

> Unless I am mistaken, TeXShop has no AppleScript support for Find/ 
> Replace.

Glad I didn't start with that.

> Let me know if you need some help.

It seems to be that one can't insert more than one pair of angle  
brackets when replacing, so I'll just use a placeholder and then  
replace all the placeholders with the real thing at the end ---  
brilliant thought on the drive home. What's the French line about  
``the wit of the staircase''? (meaning the brilliant retort one  
thinks of when climbing the stairs to go to bed after the party is  
over).

Thanks!

William

-- 
William Adams
senior graphic designer
Fry Communications



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