Capture first word on line: using Unicode

[Mike Olds]

Hello,

Windows 7, 64bit TP 8.50

I am working on a .txt file of a dictionary which I am converting to .htm and would like to have the first word of each main entry put into boldface.

I am using the TP Search and Replace tool, not Wild-Edit.

Main entries begin a new line.

The problem is that this tool thinks that Unicode characters are word breaks.

Any solutions?

[ben_josephs]

What regex are you using to match words?
Please provide examples of words that this regex doesn't recognise as single words.

[MudGuard]

The problem is that this tool thinks that Unicode characters are word breaks.

So every character is treated as word break?
As every character is a Unicode character ...

[Mike Olds]

Hello,

Sorry for the delay in responding. I do not get notices although I have it checked.

Sample lines:

<p>:Ak�ca (adjective) [a + k�ca] pure, flawless, clear D II 244; Snp 476; Ja V 203.</p>

<p>:Paric�reti [causative of paricarati]</p>

I think I need to ask a different question as the so called regex I was using appears to only be capturing the first letter.

I was using <p>(:\w)

All the relevant lines begin with <p>:

What I meant by Unicode characters I realize now was too vague. I am speaking about the characters with diacriticals, including compound characters. And since my regex was unsuitable, there might not be any more of a problem than my ignorance.

So can you give me a regex that will capture the first word of a line.

[ben_josephs]

Try
<p>(:\w+)

Let us know whether that works.

[Mike Olds]

Hello Ben,

Thank you for your quick response. Yes that seems to work.

I had just also found another which appears to work:

^<p>(:\S+)

[ben_josephs]

That matches sequences of any characters that aren't white space. Is that what you want?

[Mike Olds]

Hello Ben,

Yes, sort of. There are some complications. But that seems to get what I need. (It captures ¹ which is good.

Thanks again for this help and for tolerating my ignorance. I'm getting way too old for this sort of thing, my mind just can't keep up.

[AmigoJack]

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