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Replace Text Across a Workspace with a Verified Preview
A workspace-wide replacement should begin with a complete preview and end with a reverse search. The editor ca […]
Convert Markdown Ruby, Images, and Tables into EPUB
An EPUB file on disk is not yet evidence that ruby, images, and tables were converted correctly. Treat export […]
Open Multiple Manuscripts from a Text Editor File Tree
Open multiple manuscripts by stable file ID and editorial role, not by whichever heading happens to be visible […]
Compare a First Draft and Revision in a Two-Pane Text Editor
For a writer looking for a two pane text editor to compare drafts, the useful test is not the number of panes […]
Manage a Script with a File Tree and Tabs
A file tree should answer “where does this scene belong?” Tabs should be classified as saved, changed, or unne […]
Revise a Manuscript with Search and Highlight Lists
Search and highlighting work best as a two-stage editorial method. Stage one uses search to build a candidate […]
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 […]