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HOW TO uncapitalize THE FIRST LETTERS OF TERMS IN A BILINGUAL GLOSSARY
Thread poster: Michael Beijer
Michael Beijer
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Mar 26, 2010

I have a bilingual glossary .txt file, where the terms are separated by line breaks.

Beveiligingssloten,Security locks
bevestigingsbouten,"fixing bolts, retaining bolts"
bevestigingsconstructie,attachment frame
bevestigingsgaten,fastening holes
Bevriezen plankaart,Freezing plan chart
bewaking,monitoring
bijbetaling syndicale vergadering... See more
I have a bilingual glossary .txt file, where the terms are separated by line breaks.

Beveiligingssloten,Security locks
bevestigingsbouten,"fixing bolts, retaining bolts"
bevestigingsconstructie,attachment frame
bevestigingsgaten,fastening holes
Bevriezen plankaart,Freezing plan chart
bewaking,monitoring
bijbetaling syndicale vergadering,additional charges for union meetings
bijhuis,branch
Benjamin Franklin,Benjamin Franklin
binnenklimaat,indoor climate
binnenlader,"inloader, inside loader"
binnenvoering,inner lining
Bladeren,Browse
Blokkeren veerpotten,Blocking die-cushioning
blootwoelen,to wiggle free
bolttensioner,bolt tensioner
bolttensioning,bolt tensioning
Europese Unie,European Union
gebruikersnummer,UserID
LET OP!,CAUTION!
United Separatist Europe,United Separatist Europe


Some of them are capitalized. I want to UNCAPITALIZE the capital letters in my text, while if possible, maintaining capitals in things such as names, etc

Anyone have any clever suggestions? (Other than e.g. using Format | Change Case in Microsoft Word)

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Marco Cevoli
Marco Cevoli  Identity Verified
Spain
Local time: 21:58
Spanish to Italian
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TextFX Mar 27, 2010

In Notepad++, go to TextFX | TextFX Characters | you'll find many option to play with case / capitalization. Remember to first select the text on which you want apply TextFX. I think TextFX is installed by default. If you don't have it, search for it on Notepad++ website.

Of course, you cannot automatically uncapitalize some words and let some other unchanged. You have to manually select what you want.

Another option would be to write a regular expression, but if you'r... See more
In Notepad++, go to TextFX | TextFX Characters | you'll find many option to play with case / capitalization. Remember to first select the text on which you want apply TextFX. I think TextFX is installed by default. If you don't have it, search for it on Notepad++ website.

Of course, you cannot automatically uncapitalize some words and let some other unchanged. You have to manually select what you want.

Another option would be to write a regular expression, but if you're not familiar with them, this would probably take you more time than doing it manually.

Kind regards

Marco ▲ Collapse
 


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