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• • April 5, 2014 at 8:22 am #67895
    Anonymous

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    I have tried all the GREP-white-space-finds: (\x{20}, \p{space_separator}, ) in bulleted text (would like to do a “find-replace” of one white space or tab, for another white space or tab without entering the specific or white space.
    None of them find the spaces or tabs in the bulleted list.
    I would like to find all different white spaces em, en, thin and tab etc, in different lists and replace with single tab or other white space.
    Does GREP not reach into the bulleted list?

  • April 7, 2014 at 5:19 am #67911
    Masood Ahmad

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    Bob, could you give some text example in support to your query. I would like to know where exactly your different white spaces occur. Just to give a try…

  • April 8, 2014 at 11:39 am #67920
    Anonymous

    Inactive

    Masood:
    If you type a list and apply bullet attributes to it, but instead of using a tab – in the bullet palette options- use a “thin space” from the palette’s drop down menu, you shouldn’t be able to find that white space using the codes listed in my original email.
    See below for example – only difference is that you would use the Bullet palette to apply bullets (I typed these bullets by hand)

    • Item 1
    • Item 2
    • Item 3

  • April 9, 2014 at 1:12 am #67924
    Masood Ahmad

    Participant

    Bob, many thanks for the information. I just checked your query and found that there is no need to write any code in GREP to achieve this. It is very simple and can be achieved using the simple find and change command.

    Let me try to explain the things:

    1. Create a bullet list and instead of tab in the bullet palette options use a ‘thin space” from the palette’s drop down menu.
    2. In Find/Change dialog box under Text/GREP tab (works with both tabs, click the “Find Format” options, go to “Bullets and Numbering” section and select the “thin space” for the “Text After”.
    3. Now click the “Change Format” options and do the same process and select Tab or whatever for the “Text After” palette.
    4. click “Change All”

    Oops, what a magic… Wow… NO CODES… :)

  • April 9, 2014 at 5:00 am #67926
    Anonymous

    Inactive

    Thanks Masood

    Never thought of that. Seems I was trying to complicate a very simple procedure.
    I suppose it would be even easier to make a paragraph style and apply it that way.
    Or… if I have other text that is not created with the bullet palette, and uses different white spaces, I could enter a white space character in the “find what” area, and your suggestion in the “find format” area to do it all at once.

    Thanks again

  • April 9, 2014 at 7:24 am #67932
    Masood Ahmad

    Participant

    You are welcome Bob. Now you have the idea and can play accordingly. Creating a Style is the most appropriate and an efficient way of working.

    Keep asking…

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