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• • November 21, 2016 at 2:24 am #89923
    Rivkah Lewis

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    Looking for some help again.
    I designed a cookbook. The client wants all of the amounts/measurements in the ingredient list colored and bolded. I have a character style for that, but I’m trying to figure out a quick way to apply without having to go through every line.
    Here’s a sample:

    1 cup milk
    1 cup + 2 Tbsp. flour
    ¼ cup sugar
    1 egg
    2 tsp. baking powder
    1 Tbsp. vegetable or canola oil
    ½ tsp. vanilla sugar
    1?3 cup blueberries or chocolate chips (optional)
    oil, for frying/nonstick cooking spray

    So there are lines with no measurments (oil)
    There are those with a number and amount – “1 cup” milk (the number and word cup should be bold and color)
    There are those with two: “1 cup + 2 Tbsp.” flour
    There are fractions: “½ tsp.”, “1?3 cup”

    Any brilliant shortcuts?

    Thanks!

  • November 21, 2016 at 4:31 am #89926
    Kai Rübsamen

    Member

    Try this one:

    [\xBD\xBC\d](\?\d)?\x20\w+\.?
    

  • November 21, 2016 at 5:04 am #89936
    Rivkah Lewis

    Member

    Thanks!
    Almost perfect.

    When I have something like
    2¼ cups
    it skips the first number and gives me the fraction and the cups.

  • November 21, 2016 at 5:31 am #89940
    Kai Rübsamen

    Member

    > Do I understand correctly that I have to select each text frame and apply the script?

    Did you remove your last post? > I assume, that you work with para styles and apply the character style with a GREP-style!

    > When I have something like2¼ cups it skips the first number and gives me the fraction and the cups.

    You get, what you want ;-)

    [\xBD\xBC\d]+(\?\d)?\x20\w+\.?
    

    Kai

  • November 21, 2016 at 6:02 am #89943
    Rivkah Lewis

    Member

    > Do I understand correctly that I have to select each text frame and apply the script?
    This was from my other post about the script!

    I don’t understand the last thing you wrote:
    You get, what you want ;-)
    [\xBD\xBC\d]+(\?\d)?\x20\w+\.?

    That takes the fraction and the text following, but not the number before the fraction.

  • November 21, 2016 at 7:12 am #89944
    Kai Rübsamen

    Member

    Did you see the minor change in the last GREP? [\xBD\xBC\d]+ will find a fraction, a number AND a number with a followed fraction!

  • November 21, 2016 at 11:32 am #89974
    Rivkah Lewis

    Member

    I must hvae not pasted it before so it was using the old one.
    It works now.
    Thanks ever so much!

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