[scribus] Special characters in search-and-replace dialog [1.3.5svn]

[Gregory Pittman]

Matt Gushee wrote:
> Hi--
>
> Just wondering if there is a way to specify special characters in a 
> search-and-replace in the story editor. E.g., suppose I want to 
> replace all occurrences of "--" with em dashes. Is there a way to 
> insert these in the text fields in the dialog (other than inserting 
> the desired character in the main editor window, then cutting and 
> pasting)?
For characters you cannot enter from the keyboard, there are only 
variations of what you're suggesting. In KDE there is KCharSelect, which 
allows you to copy a character to Klipper, then paste.

BTW, you can also do Search/Replace in the main window while in Select 
Item mode.

Greg