tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15231380.post2195007133157320747..comments2023-10-19T07:54:32.841-04:00Comments on Quod She: So *this* is what being a professor is likeDr. Viragohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03960384082670286328noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15231380.post-3480687091331820442007-12-03T12:56:00.000-05:002007-12-03T12:56:00.000-05:00Oh Gawd. How horrid. Can you just pay a responsi...Oh Gawd. How horrid. Can you just pay a responsible undergrad a hundred bucks or so to do it?Paul Gowderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12987034334075962676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15231380.post-28962713758737148852007-11-29T11:03:00.000-05:002007-11-29T11:03:00.000-05:00Er. It's too late for this to be helpful, and mayb...Er. It's too late for this to be helpful, and maybe you did as much of this as was practical already, but, if you're doing this in something like MS Word (and more power to you if not) next time some tinkering with search and replace ought to allow you to replace with your chosen replacement text in bold already, using the format options. You can even use this to replace any instance of a certain format with another one, it's quite powerful, but as Ms McCabe says, needs careful use.<BR/><BR/>I may be preaching to the choir and if so I apologise. But I could not say nothing and leave you to have this happen again some day if not.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15231380.post-75639217390920278562007-11-28T23:06:00.000-05:002007-11-28T23:06:00.000-05:00This sounds like, to me, all those mind-numbing ac...This sounds like, to me, all those mind-numbing activities that seem horrible _until_ you are stuck or at your wit's end in some other writing project and you'd rather avoid it --- much like how mopping the floor suddenly seems fun when one is stuck in a chapter.Sisyphushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09880634753539329199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15231380.post-29747835164481862662007-11-28T11:48:00.000-05:002007-11-28T11:48:00.000-05:00I've already done the modernizing, and yes, I did ...I've already done the modernizing, and yes, I did exactly what you suggested -- used search and replace to change every "schall" to "shall," etc. But now I'm just bolding the changed words and for that I have to go through line by line to catch them all. It would have been *so* much easier if I'd remembered all the formatting directions *while* doing the editing, but dopey me, I did not. D'oh!Dr. Viragohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03960384082670286328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15231380.post-6100368389011497732007-11-28T11:43:00.000-05:002007-11-28T11:43:00.000-05:00Oh that sounds mind numbingly painful. I've done s...Oh that sounds mind numbingly painful. I've done similar things like make sure I have the exact number of spaces between headings and have to go in and check manually through hundreds of pages.<BR/><BR/>Boring, but necessary.<BR/><BR/>I'm wondering if you might not be able to utilize the global replace function. Possibly do a Save As and keep your original work with the historical spellings and then have an edited modernized version to submit.<BR/><BR/>I think it would be faster than going line by line individually changing thous and ayes, etc. over and over again. Although in doing such massive changes you might not want to hit "change all" because depending on the word being altered you might wind up with syllables embedded in words being changed when it wasn't desired.<BR/><BR/>If nothing else, drink lots and lots of strong coffee to ward off sleepiness that comes with such monotonous chores.<BR/><BR/>LindaLinda C. McCabehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11554730334838454885noreply@blogger.com