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Workflow to fold all & unfold specific headers (with their contents) ?
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I want to build a workflow to fold/unfold not lines, but specific headers and their contents, and I do not know how to proceed.(I suppose iwhat action ? what Regex ?). Of course I know how to do that manually…
I have a text, e.g. :
#Chapter one (@tag1, @tag2) some text some other text #Chapter two (@tag2, @tag3) foo ber baz #Chapter three (@tag1, @tag3) London Paris Berlin #Chapter four (@tag2, @tag4) something anything
I want to select the, e.g. @tag1 headers and unfold these and these only, so as to have :
#Chapter one (@tag1, @tag2) some text some other text [number of hidden words] #Chapter three (@tag1, @tag3) London Paris Berlin [number of hidden words]
How should I proceed ?
Thanks in advance
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You've probably solved or moved on from this, but I found it to be an interesting challenge, as I was beating my head against regular expressions for folding in Editorial. If you're still in the market for an answer, try the following:
http://www.editorial-workflows.com/workflow/5808136921284608/5vSeu1APl5w
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First of all, thanks for your answer.
I had indeed moved on, because I had found a solution suited for my needs :http://www.editorial-workflows.com/workflow/5892414547951616/3rPK8OHQ7KY
As you can see (I hope you will be able to read it : it is the first time I share a workflow), this contraption :
- is in French
- includes a Critic Markup Title hypothesis (you may set it aside)
I suppose you can turn this in a real Rube Goldberg by introducing the choice of 2 patterns, which would allow to choose :
- A
- NOT A
- A OR B
- A AND B
- A AND NOT B
- NOT (A OR B)
- NOT (A AND B)
but then I decided to Keep It Simple.
Thanks again
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Looks good! I should really thank you. The solution I came up with for your original request helped me to come at something I was trying to solve with fresh eyes and new thinking... ;)
Glad you came up with something that worked for you.
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Very glad I could be of any help to you..
But, you know, I think both of us should above all thank omz for this very remarkable software…
Thanks again for your answer
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I have the feeling, after using your VERY useful workflow, that we answer 2 different cases :
- my solution : if the contents of a fold contain a specific pattern (and there can be as many different patterns as there are different words in the text), then keep open (unfolded) the fold with its contents
- your solution : if a pattern is found, and this pattern is bound to be more specific (@something, or as I tried #\d{3}, etc...), keep the fold unfolded with its contents wether the pattern is found in the header or found in the contents of the fold
My conclusion - and I am very grateful for your answer - is that these 2 solutions are complementary, for my specific uses anyway.
Thanks again for your help