Comments on: Using GREP to Make a Character Lowercase http://indesignsecrets.com/using-grep-to-make-a-character-lowercase.php InDesignSecrets Blog and Podcast Thu, 24 May 2012 23:56:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Fraser http://indesignsecrets.com/using-grep-to-make-a-character-lowercase.php/comment-page-1#comment-488729 Fraser Mon, 21 Feb 2011 20:49:17 +0000 http://indesignsecrets.com/using-grep-to-make-a-character-lowercase.php#comment-488729 My approach with InDesign is to export stories to tagged text files, and then run scripts or grep on *those*. I got sick of relearning and rewriting all my scripts every time I upgraded ID.. Later versions of ID have had some support for grep - which is great - but I still prefer to export to txt and run with that. My approach with InDesign is to export stories to tagged text files, and then run scripts or grep on *those*. I got sick of relearning and rewriting all my scripts every time I upgraded ID.. Later versions of ID have had some support for grep – which is great – but I still prefer to export to txt and run with that.

]]> By: David Blatner http://indesignsecrets.com/using-grep-to-make-a-character-lowercase.php/comment-page-1#comment-475678 David Blatner Fri, 22 May 2009 12:47:53 +0000 http://indesignsecrets.com/using-grep-to-make-a-character-lowercase.php#comment-475678 Thomas Silkjær recently wrote a great little script to help solve this problem. It lets you search for any grep pattern and change its case. <a href="http://indesigning.net/search-and-change-case" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">You can find it here</a>. Thomas Silkjær recently wrote a great little script to help solve this problem. It lets you search for any grep pattern and change its case. You can find it here.

]]> By: David Blatner http://indesignsecrets.com/using-grep-to-make-a-character-lowercase.php/comment-page-1#comment-475145 David Blatner Thu, 23 Apr 2009 14:49:03 +0000 http://indesignsecrets.com/using-grep-to-make-a-character-lowercase.php#comment-475145 There were some solutions to the Title Case problem <a href="http://indesignsecrets.com/grep-solution-to-flawed-title-case-feature.php" rel="nofollow">written up here (be sure to read the comments, too</a>. There were some solutions to the Title Case problem written up here (be sure to read the comments, too.

]]> By: john renfrew http://indesignsecrets.com/using-grep-to-make-a-character-lowercase.php/comment-page-1#comment-475144 john renfrew Thu, 23 Apr 2009 14:02:07 +0000 http://indesignsecrets.com/using-grep-to-make-a-character-lowercase.php#comment-475144 Right then everybody, you are all completely brillliant as far as I can see. I have made this work on a GRPE query hard coded into the script to turn everything on a line in a document after Company: from UPPERCASE to lowercase What do I need to know to now make it work for Title Case??? Right then everybody, you are all completely brillliant as far as I can see.

I have made this work on a GRPE query hard coded into the script to turn everything on a line in a document after Company: from UPPERCASE to lowercase

What do I need to know to now make it work for Title Case???

]]> By: David Blatner http://indesignsecrets.com/using-grep-to-make-a-character-lowercase.php/comment-page-1#comment-473974 David Blatner Tue, 17 Mar 2009 13:07:40 +0000 http://indesignsecrets.com/using-grep-to-make-a-character-lowercase.php#comment-473974 @jezabellabingbong: Wrote up<a href="http://indesignsecrets.com/convert-text-to-lowercase-with-grep-utility.php" rel="nofollow"> this follow up to the discussion here</a>. @jezabellabingbong: Wrote up this follow up to the discussion here.

]]> By: David Blatner http://indesignsecrets.com/using-grep-to-make-a-character-lowercase.php/comment-page-1#comment-473157 David Blatner Thu, 19 Feb 2009 00:35:48 +0000 http://indesignsecrets.com/using-grep-to-make-a-character-lowercase.php#comment-473157 @jezabellabingbong: Unfortunately, it's going to be a bit of a slog to make it work. You might be able to fit together grep and the script mentioned above to make the conversion, but it won't be a slam-dunk. @jezabellabingbong: Unfortunately, it’s going to be a bit of a slog to make it work. You might be able to fit together grep and the script mentioned above to make the conversion, but it won’t be a slam-dunk.

]]> By: jezabellabingbong http://indesignsecrets.com/using-grep-to-make-a-character-lowercase.php/comment-page-1#comment-473140 jezabellabingbong Wed, 18 Feb 2009 14:52:20 +0000 http://indesignsecrets.com/using-grep-to-make-a-character-lowercase.php#comment-473140 Hi there. Thanks for the wisdom and insights. I'm new to this and just trying to get my head around it. Can you help with this GREP problem in indesign. I have 300 pages that I want to change the first character of a bullet point to lowercase. It would also be nice to remove the full stop at the end of the bullet point. As some bullet points contain several sentences, it would need to omit the full stops and capitalised sentences within the paragraphs. Any help appreciated! Hi there. Thanks for the wisdom and insights. I’m new to this and just trying to get my head around it. Can you help with this GREP problem in indesign.

I have 300 pages that I want to change the first character of a bullet point to lowercase. It would also be nice to remove the full stop at the end of the bullet point. As some bullet points contain several sentences, it would need to omit the full stops and capitalised sentences within the paragraphs.

Any help appreciated!

]]> By: Rhiannon http://indesignsecrets.com/using-grep-to-make-a-character-lowercase.php/comment-page-1#comment-472386 Rhiannon Mon, 26 Jan 2009 13:45:30 +0000 http://indesignsecrets.com/using-grep-to-make-a-character-lowercase.php#comment-472386 <blockquote cite="Eugene"> You can just search for normal text, you won’t need GREP. In the find format section you can just search for BASIC CHARACTER STYLE>CASE>ALL CAPS And Replace Format with BASIC CHARACTER STYLE>CASE>NORMAL Keep in mind that the caps text refers to sections of the Find Format and Change Format of the find panel. </blockquote> This doesn't work if the writer has actually typed in all caps in the first place. Whether the text is formatted

You can just search for normal text, you won’t need GREP. In the find format section you can just search for BASIC CHARACTER STYLE>CASE>ALL CAPS

And Replace Format with BASIC CHARACTER STYLE>CASE>NORMAL

Keep in mind that the caps text refers to sections of the Find Format and Change Format of the find panel.

This doesn’t work if the writer has actually typed in all caps in the first place. Whether the text is formatted

]]> By: Harbs http://indesignsecrets.com/using-grep-to-make-a-character-lowercase.php/comment-page-1#comment-466588 Harbs Tue, 15 Jul 2008 23:30:49 +0000 http://indesignsecrets.com/using-grep-to-make-a-character-lowercase.php#comment-466588 Just stopped back in now... To run the above script on all open documents, just change the first line to: finds = app.findGrep(); Just stopped back in now…

To run the above script on all open documents, just change the first line to:
finds = app.findGrep();

]]> By: S.C.Shaw http://indesignsecrets.com/using-grep-to-make-a-character-lowercase.php/comment-page-1#comment-466549 S.C.Shaw Tue, 15 Jul 2008 11:41:46 +0000 http://indesignsecrets.com/using-grep-to-make-a-character-lowercase.php#comment-466549 Figured it out. Double-clicked on Harbs CapsToSmallCaps script which opened my ExtendScript Toolkit 2 app. Copied/pasted below text finds = app.documents[0].findGrep(); for(i=0;i<finds.length;i++){ finds[i].contents=finds[i].contents.toLowerCase(); } into a new script window, saved new script into IDCS3 scripts folder, did the GREP search, ran the script, PERFECT!!! GENIUS! PRICELESS!! Thank you again. Figured it out.

Double-clicked on Harbs CapsToSmallCaps script which opened my ExtendScript Toolkit 2 app.

Copied/pasted below text

finds = app.documents[0].findGrep();
for(i=0;i<finds.length;i++){
finds[i].contents=finds[i].contents.toLowerCase();
}

into a new script window, saved new script into IDCS3 scripts folder, did the GREP search, ran the script, PERFECT!!!
GENIUS!
PRICELESS!!

Thank you again.

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