Self-propagating ampersands in GREP in a paragraph style

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• Use GREP to apply paragraph styles, character styles not only

  I have a body of text, and in it, I would like to apply a specific style to the paragraphs corresponding to a model. I did a GREP style that applied some changes formatting of paragraphs, I tried that it affects, but in doing so, I found that I couldn't Center these lines using a character style. (The corresponding lines should be centered, and the rest should be left aligned.)

  I was thrilled to learn that the GREP function, then completely disappointed with this limitation. InDesign offers the possibility to automate this, so I must not cross and Center each paragraph corresponding to the hand?

  Thank you!

  InDesign provides a way to automate this so?

  Yes and no. There is no dynamically linked paragraph styles to a paragraph about his boss, but he has at least two alternatives:

  (1) use Grep-F/C

  (2) use the script FindChangeByList or MultiFindChange which is basically automate operations F/C

  HTH

  Loïc

• GREP find the paragraph style

  Hi guys,.

  I use this grep to search for all words that use the body text paragraph style.

  However, I get the same result if I specify a paragraph style to find or not.

  The result is always the same. Why is this?

  app.findGrepPreferences = null;

  var found = app.findGrepPreferences.findWhat = "\\b\\w+?\\b";

  found.appliedParagraphStyle = "Body text";

  Found = App.activeDocument.findGrep ();

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  gives the same result as

  app.findGrepPreferences = null;

  var found = app.findGrepPreferences.findWhat = "\\b\\w+?\\b";

  Found = App.activeDocument.findGrep ();

  Alert ("this document has" + found.length + "words");

  app.findGrepPreferences=null;
  var found = app.findGrepPreferences.findWhat="\\b\\w+?\\b";
  app.findGrepPreferences.appliedParagraphStyle=app.activeDocument.paragraphStyleGroups.item("body").paragraphStyles.item("Body text");
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  (^/)

• GREP find/replace + paragraph Styles

  Hello

  I'm editing a long document and have benefited from the assistance of the community already, but being new GREP Style, find/replace, I need to ask for additional help.

  Below a screenshot of the script (original). Two blocks of text you see anticipated by the icons have have styles of different paragraphs. Icons are placed like custom glyphs.

  Now, the last line with C2, 9, 14,... is the target of this post. They are buses of London and I created a paragraph with another icon. The copy that I work with unfortunately is as you see. Buses will follow «;»

  Resulting to place a \r after the semicolon and assign the new paragraph style. The item to work with is (probably) the last "," before the registration of the bus. All entries have it in the same way, where a search/replace global grep should work fine.

  My attempts:

  I used of a previous debate (? < =------;)) [^ ;] + $ to match everything from the end until the last semicolon, but then I found the problem preserving the matched characters and placing \r (using the (? < =-;). start at the beginning and stops at each point comma + space)

  So question: how to stop at the first semicolon at the end and replace the space with \r to create a new paragraph?

  Then, it is two question :-)

  From my previous attempts, I noticed that when you replace the semicolon + space with \r, and change the style of paragraph at a time (from Rail to Bus) caused the Rail paragraph style change (logic) to the style of Bus. So I tried to say the paragraph style of the track "Following paragraph Style is style of Bus" (and not to change the paragraph style in find/replace), but in a way that no longer works.

  Second question is: given to split the find/replace in two steps, how then transform / apply to newly created paragraph the correct style of Bus?

  Thank you in advance for your valuable assistance. So far, the community has been great!

  Antonio

  Original

  

  Result for

  

  Hi Antonio,.

  If I understand correctly, in 2 regex [1 click play with Multi/find-replace our friend Martinho da Gloria]:

  

  

• I can target fat with GREP - in dialog paragraph styles?

  Hello.

  I have a number of paragraphs which are mainly "regular" (as the font style: ordinary) but they also have a few bold throughout.

  I'm doing a paragraph style that will apply a character style to text bold using GREP.

  Is there a GREP code for this (to not apply the character for the "BOLD" style and nothing else)?

  I know it's easy to do in the Find/Replace dialog box, but I wonder about the paragraph style dialog box in the GREP section.

  Any help would be greatly appreciated.

  Hello

  Indeed, it is easy to do.

  You do not have to use GREP, you can use the query to search/replace text.

  Start by creating your character for "BOLD" style. (Let's call it "CBold")

  Then create your paragraph style, with your desired settings (let's call it "PReg")

  Finally, click on search it icon 'specify attributes to find', 'Bold' and replace it with character styles and paragraph previously defined:

  

  Who will do the job.

  Please note that this "erases" all text attributes (for example, italic...) in your paragraph.

  Also, it will apply changes to paragraph all if no style is specified in the search for options: including securities i.e.

  So, be careful when you use this method...

• GREP to change paragraph style?

  Many people, I have a one for all what you out there smart people. I think GREP can be used to change the formatting in the next instance, but I have no idea how set up.

  I have a very long document, essentially a telephone directory of type list of names, telephone numbers, addresses, well over 150 pages. Paragraph styles are fairly simple, two only by registration. The name/phone number is "BOLD", with a tab on the right points pointing to a phone number that is aligned to the right of the column. The following lines are at the same level on the left, not fat, but indented 6pts. I placed the text file and assigned the NameListing paragraph style to the whole thing. I would like to use GREP to find lines of addresses and change the paragraph style NameListingAddress.

  Here's a screenshot to give you an idea of screen. The left column is correctly formatted with both styles, the right column is "raw", all paragraphs formatted with the paragraph style NameListing.

  What is an application suitable for GREP? If so, how I set it up to only change paragraphs who "do not have tabs? It would save me a crapload of time.

  

  THANKS again! -Dina

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  It is probably a way to do this with GREP, but it would be much more difficult.

• Style GREP in the paragraph style

  I am wanting to create a GREP style that uses a character style. Whenever certain words (no classes) appear followed by dates. Sometimes, it's a unique and sometimes more than one date. For example:

  No class 7/11.

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  Jay

  The first expression grep in your screenshot does not work because you have added / /, which I should have mentioned should be omitted (including all spaces preceding) - sorry about that. It should read this:

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  The hyphen is necessary to match the dates like 7/11-8/11.

  As the level of positions with dates and parental guidance optionally, this one works on your example:

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• remove the grep in paragraph styles

  Hello

  I added grep styles to my para styles:

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  myGrepStyles.grepExpression = '. '. (?=»)";

  myGrepStyles.appliedCharacterStyle = myDoc.characterStyles.itemByName ("Stylename");

  }

  in a new version, I have to get rid of these grep styles. Replacing the stylename with "[None]" does not, and removing the style isn't a solution either, as it could is used somewhere else.

  any ideas?

  Thanx

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• In a paragraph style, is it possible to automatically change a space in the area of district using GREP sty

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• GREP for changing the style of paragraphs ending with '='

  Hi, I work with a giant list of the names and dates of graduation. Each line ends with a space and an equal sign must have a special paragraph applied to her style. Is it possible to design a "find/replace" for this, instead of manually? I can't understand what would work the GREP search string - I've never worked with him before, and I can't find anything in the lists of the metacharacters that would do the trick. Any ideas?

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• Script for grep that looks for the B of paragraph style paragraph style

  Hello

  I am fairly new to scripting in Indesign, and I ran across something I want script that I do not know how. Among the paragraph styles that are in our files are Normal and song. I need to add an extra paragraph return between all instances of normal followed by a song. I tried to search the forums to see if what was already here somewhere, and if it is I didn't come through it. I want to implement in the form of script grep, but if anyone has another way to do it, I would like to know also.

  Thanks in advance

  Hello

  For example, you can use a script.

  I guess a block of text with a correct history is selected and the history is in a setting or related frameworks.

  ....

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  If (myStory.constructor.name! == 'Story')

  {

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  Exit();

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• import the grep styles in more than a paragraph style

  Hello

  First of all, I must say that I have no experience in scripting. I do not create scripts, simply use the.

  I have a script that imports a paragraph style grep styles to another (in the same document). Whenever I use it, I have to change the script, captures the source paragraph styles and target in this piece of code:

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  Thank you!

  Sorry,

  the variable 'source' changed during execution of the script old th. Don't have a close enough look...

  Please replace:

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  Work here, if this does not work on your machine, I'll write a new piece to add to the SNA nestedGrepStyles ship off the doScript is not really necessary...

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• best judgment for paragraph styles, object styles and character styles

  I want to learn the criteria difference and use of paragraph styles, object styles and character styles. I know how to use them, but know about the best judgment and context, when you use would be better. Can anyone recommend links? I've been using adobe. Please don't suggest books.

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• Following paragraph style

  Hello.

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  Antonio

  It does not exist. and it's in the paragraph style palette.

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