Clipboard Transformations - Revision history

Russ hensel: /* Search and Replace */

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Search and Replace

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2021-04-02T15:46:08Z

Individual Transformations

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Individual Transformations

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Transform Code

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Individual Transformations

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Individual Transformations

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Line Num

2020-03-20T21:53:14Z

lower

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No Blank Lines

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 * do we want a join lines adjustable ??
 * Advanced search and replace, almost search and replace but....
-=== Search and Replace ===
+=== Line Operations ===
 * Line operations, do something to lines, some work on pairs of lines
 === Application View ===
 * Text Edit

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 Most transformations ( and perhaps all in the future ) do some general processing:
-* Break the text into multiple lines using a variety of markers ( see Python splitlines ),
+* Break the text into multiple lines using a variety of markers ( see Python splitlines ), -- this is really a search and replace where we replace with \n
 * Delete trailing spaces on each line
-* Joins lines back using a standard line marker ( cmd_processor.line_join ) by default the newline character \n
+* Joins lines back using a standard line marker ( cmd_processor.line_join ) by default the newline character \n    -- is this search and replace \n to nothing ( or to space )
 * White space is used in the same sense as Python.  In includes spaces, tabs \n \r and other characters.
 == Transformation Types ==
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 === Search and Replace ===
 * Search and replace ( some fixed one adjustable )
 * Advanced search and replace, almost search and replace but....
 === Search and Replace ===
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 * Wiki work
 * Command building

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	= Individual Transformations =		= Individual Transformations =
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		+	== Transformation Types ==
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		+	Ways of organizing transformations that may be used in some GUI versions, this is a new feature in progress
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		+	=== Search and Replace ===
		+	* Search and replace ( some fixed one adjustable )
		+	* Advanced search and replace, almost search and replace but....
		+	=== Search and Replace ===
		+	* Line operations, do something to lines, some work on pairs of lines
		+	=== Application View ===
		+	* Text Edit
		+	* Wiki work
		+	* Command building
		+
		+

	The GUI names should match those below, but use a bit of caution. The order here is more or less alpha, not the order in the GUI.		The GUI names should match those below, but use a bit of caution. The order here is more or less alpha, not the order in the GUI.

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 = Individual Transformations =
-The GUI names should match those below, but use a bit of caution.
+The GUI names should match those below, but use a bit of caution.  The order here is more or less alpha, not the order in the GUI.
 == Add *>url ==

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 The return is a tuple
-* First a Boolean, it indicates the success of the operation
+* First a Boolean, it indicates the success of the operation.  This seems to be almost always True, as transformations "cannot fail".  I had some other ideas for this at one time.
-* Second a string a comment on the operation
+* Second a string a comment on the operation.  Will be displayed in the message area of the GUI.
-* Third a string, the transformed text.
+* Third a string, the transformed text.  Will place in the clipboard and displayed int the GUI below the comment.
 To learn more about the transforms read the code, then write yours following the conventions in this one.

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 The GUI names should match those below, but use a bit of caution.
 == Add *>url ==
-* What: Prefixs all lines with a url with "*>url"
+* What: Prefixes all lines with a url with "*>url"
 * Why: to save url's in command format for later use with '''<*cmd>''' button
 * Lines with a url have *>url pre-pended to the line.  This is the command indicator for the *cmd button to go to a given url.
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 == Tab > Space ==
-* What: Rempve all tab characters changing them to spaces.
+* What: Remove all tab characters changing them to spaces.
 * Why: Python programmers tend to prefer spaces over tabs.  A mix of them can be confusing when editiong, and can cause Python programs that look correct to fail.
 = Customization =

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 * What: Change all text to lower case.  Opposite of CAP
 * Why: Some coding standards like lower case, lower case in file names are generally easier to type.....  Show off simple transformation.
 == Less WS ==
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 * What: Put sequential numbers in front of each non-blank lines
 * Why: Sometimes nice to have you lines numbered.
 == No WS ==
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 * What: Rempve all tab characters changing them to spaces.
 * Why: Python programmers tend to prefer spaces over tabs.  A mix of them can be confusing when editiong, and can cause Python programs that look correct to fail.
 = Customization =

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 * Why:  Mostly to show off, this is actually not very useful for me.
-== Line Num ==
+== xxx ==
 * What:
 * Why:
 == No Blank Lines ==

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	* Why: Trailing white space is just a waste of space and may slow down code editing.		* Why: Trailing white space is just a waste of space and may slow down code editing.

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−	~~== lower ==~~
−
−	* What: Change all text to lower case. Opposite of CAP
−	* Why: Some coding standards like lower case, lower case in file names are generally easier to type..... Show off simple transformation.

	== Less WS ==		== Less WS ==

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 == No Blank Lines ==
+What:  Delete all blank lines.
 == No Trail Space ==