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Replace Line Breaks in Body Text Without Collapsing Paragraphs
Replacing line breaks safely is a classification job before it is a replacement job. Join a break only when th […]
Search Multiple Terms Only in the Selected Folder
“Search multiple terms” here means maintaining a query list and running one term at a time inside the selected […]
Fix Garbled Text by Repairing Unconvertible Characters First
This guide covers a narrow form of “garbled text”: a source that opens readably but contains characters that c […]
Compare a Creative Manuscript with Reference Notes in Two Panes
Two panes help only if you can prove which passage is paired with which reference. Use matching section IDs an […]
Protect a Writer’s Manuscript with Autosave and Encoding Checks
Autosave and encoding safety answer different questions. A saved file is not automatically safe for the delive […]
Limit Grep Scope Before Replacing Text Across Files
Before replacing text across files, prove that the query is running at the smallest scope that matches the ass […]
Run Grep Only in a Selected Folder and Verify the Scope
When a repository contains live chapters, research notes, and archived drafts, a broad Grep result is not auto […]
Choose a Readable Text Editor Font by Testing Three Manuscript Types
A readable text editor font is not the one that wins a popularity poll. It is the one that survives the work y […]
Check Text Encoding with BOM and Automatic Detection
A text editor’s encoding label answers only one question: how the file was interpreted when it opened. It does […]
Replace Line Endings in a Text Editor Without Changing Paragraph Structure
If a Windows-authored text file must enter a Unix-based build, replace its line endings as a file-wide CRLF-to […]
Create KDP Navigation in nav.xhtml and Verify Every Chapter Link
A KDP EPUB’s nav.xhtml should be created from the final body order, then audited until every href resolv […]
Build a KDP Table of Contents with nav and NCX in the Same Order
If your question is how to make a KDP TOC with nav and NCX, begin with one authoritative chapter order. Make t […]