This is a question and a wish: Would it be possible to enhance the
Find/Replace Elements function with the ability to not just find an
element, in order to change it into another element, but also to delete
found elements (the same way that it is possible to delete found
attributes)?
There are certain strange things with the Find/Replace Elements
function. For instance, I have some XHTML docs with this construct:
<ol>
<li>
<dl><dt>foo</dt><dd>bar</dd></dl>
</li>
</ol>
I want to get rid of the <dl> list, but I want to retain the text of the
same element.
I tried using the Find/Replace Element function, but it was impossible.
The general problem is that the Find/Replace ELement function does not
permit me to create an invalid document … Hence I am not allowed to Find
all <dl> and replace them with (text) - that is: with nothing. (Because
then <dt> and <dd> would become children of <li>.)
But for some reason, I am allowed (if I use the Convert element function
of the Edit menu) to do the same thing. Except that in that case, what
happens is that both <dl>, <dt> and <dd> get removed PLUS that the text
of <dd> is retained, whereas the text of <dt> is deleted. I do not get
the logic of this …
Leif
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