[OS X TeX] TeXShop: a way to automate terminating each line in a block with a comment symbol

[Murray Eisenberg]

Is the regex search for  "\b*$” equivalent to what Martin Costabel suggested, to use " *$” ??

> On 18 May2020, at 4:38 PM, Luis Sequeira <lfsequeira at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Murray, a few comments on your comments:
> 
> 	(a) This method is possible only when using the OgreKit Find Panel.
> 
> True. I have always used OgreKit. I do remember there were other options, but OgreKit is so much more flexible.
> 
> 
> 	(b) It does not work as I?d expect if there are trailing blanks in one of the block?s lines, as it leaves those unwanted blanks there.
> 
> This one is very easy.
> Just replace the find regular expression to include any number of blanks before the end of the line.
> 
> Instead of "$", search for "\b*$"
> 
> Incidentally, regular expressions are not that hard to figure out.
> I use them a lot, both in TeXShop and BBEdit (and good'ole vi...)
> 
> 	(c) [of course] one also has to check the ?Selection? option of the Scope section in the OgreKit Find Panel.
> 
> I did write that!
> 
> 
> 
> Also: yes, it would be nice to have a macro for it, and I have no doubt one can be created, but I have not looked much into it.
> 
> Regards
> 
> LS
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