On Thu, 31 Oct 2024 06:00:31 -0000 (UTC), Duncan wrote: > Strong second on search/replace for this sort of thing. Probably faster > than a GUI would be for it anyway, and arguably more dependable, given > the low usage and therefore low practical level of testing such a > bulk-edit special-purpose pan function would likely get. =:^)
One thing that I noticed as I was looking at this is that the group- preferences.xml file isn't actually a well-formed XML document. I was looking for a way to do an XPath-based search and replace (I'm familiar with using such a tool in the OxygenXML Editor, which is non-free), and found qxmledit as an alternative, but it refuses to open the file because it doesn't have a root element. So it's XML-ish, but missing the top-most element makes it not a properly structured XML file. That change might be an easier one to make in order for it to be able to be edited with a smart XML editor that can more easily search and replace based on the document structure rather than just a simple text search & replace. It seems that the group-preferences.xml file is the only file that doesn't have a root document. -- Jim Henderson Please keep on-topic replies on the list so everyone benefits _______________________________________________ Pan-users mailing list Pan-users@nongnu.org https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/pan-users
