Double to Single Space Converter

[HOTGA]

Please can some one write a program to convert double and triple spaces in text copied from pdf's and word document to single space. I cut a lot of text from pdf documents into word tables and it always has double and sometimes triple spaces between the text and I have to do lots of find and replace in word to change double to single space (sometimes multiple times on the same piece of text) - use this program (http://www.freewaregenius.com/2007/07/04/clipcase/) "ClipCase" to try to this but it never works on the double spaces - HELP!!

[mouser]

you can use a clipboard tool like my Clipboard Help+Spell and define a text formatting preset to do this; then just select your text and hit a hotkey and run the text formatter on it to do what you want.

[lanux128]

try this AHK script to replace the unwanted whitespaces with one single whitespace. use the win+alt+v hotkey to process the clipboard and paste the content.

Code

#!v::
clipboard = %clipboard%   ; change to plain text
clipnospace := RegExReplace(clipboard, "` {2,}", "` ")
clipboard = %clipnospace%
Send ^v 
Return

[HOTGA]

I have d/l'dclipboard help and spell - thanks - please tell me what type in the find and replace box of the modify format/case settings - I tried normal double space replaced with single - does not work, [:space:] replaced with [:space:][:space:] - does not work, [:space:]{2} replaced with normal space not luck! HELP (please)

[HOTGA]

Cheers lanux edited the script so my single key shortcut for puretext.exe also removes all double spaces! ace..thanks for your help too mouser!

[mouser]

Ok here you go, the CHS screenshot configuration for the preset:


Even easier, just unzip this preset.format file in your C:\Program Files (x86)\Clipboard Help+Spell\PresetFormats\ directory, restart CHS, and you should now have it available without having to create and save it yourself:
MultiSpaceToSingle.preset.zip (671 B)

[mouser]

damn it lanux beat me to it

well.. at least this will be useful for those who feel like experimenting with CHS.