Book 19: The First Men in the Moon/The Sleeper Awakes - H.G. Wells

Wavid · 21st Oct 2005, 12:35

So, what are people doing for this one? Everybody reading both?

John Self · 21st Oct 2005, 15:08

Haven't started yet but I did pull out First Men in the Moon the other night (it's the shorter of the two). I do intend to read both but it might be during November rather than before it - and NaNoWriMoSest might put paid even to that...

Wavid · 21st Oct 2005, 15:12

I am looking into reading the Project Gutenberg versions for free. The problem with them is that they are provided in ASCII text format, with hard line breaks, so that when you paste it into a word processor to reduce the font size and make it more readable, the text is completely buggered up.

There must be a way of automatically removing these line breaks, but Google hasn't found me it yet...

Stewart · 21st Oct 2005, 15:17

You could use MS Word and some VBA. Give me the link to the text and I'll write you a loop that should take out the breaks.

ono no komachi · 21st Oct 2005, 15:19

Rick found a tool to do this, but it's not free.

Wavid · 21st Oct 2005, 15:25

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blixa

You could use MS Word and some VBA. Give me the link to the text and I'll write you a loop that should take out the breaks.

Blixa - how do you know this stuff?

The First Men on the Moon

The Sleeper Awakes

Cheers!

Colyngbourne · 21st Oct 2005, 15:26

I'm taking both books away on hols with me tomorrow.

Wavid · 21st Oct 2005, 15:30

BTW, Blixa, if you manage to do this could you a) tell me how it is done and b) let me have the readable versions to make available on the Palimp?

Stewart · 21st Oct 2005, 15:42

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wavid

BTW, Blixa, if you manage to do this could you a) tell me how it is done and b) let me have the readable versions to make available on the Palimp?

That was what I was intending on doing; getting the code right then posting it for you with instructions on how to do it.

I know "all this stuff", as you put it, because my job primarily has me programming MS Office products; mostly Access and Excel, which is why Word may take me a bit longer to get into.

Wavid · 21st Oct 2005, 15:43

You certainly are a useful chap to have around anyway! Thanks again.

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John Self Administrator suffers from smallness of vision Join Date: 27 Jun 2003 Location: Belfast Posts: 15,339	Re: Bk 19: The First Men in the Moon/The Sleeper Awakes - H.G. Wells Haven't started yet but I did pull out First Men in the Moon the other night (it's the shorter of the two). I do intend to read both but it might be during November rather than before it - and NaNoWriMoSest might put paid even to that... __________________ Reading Thomas Leveritt, The Exchange-Rate Between Love and Money \| Asylum \| Book List

21st Oct 2005, 15:12	#3
Wavid Administrator befriends strangers Join Date: 10 Apr 2003 Location: Cambridge Posts: 4,535	Re: Bk 19: The First Men in the Moon/The Sleeper Awakes - H.G. Wells I am looking into reading the Project Gutenberg versions for free. The problem with them is that they are provided in ASCII text format, with hard line breaks, so that when you paste it into a word processor to reduce the font size and make it more readable, the text is completely buggered up. There must be a way of automatically removing these line breaks, but Google hasn't found me it yet... __________________ Site Admin \| Blog \| Reading List \| Email \| Current Reading: The Sportswriter, Richard Ford

21st Oct 2005, 15:17	#4
Stewart Once known as Blixa takes it to extremes Join Date: 26 May 2005 Location: Glasgow Posts: 6,427	Re: Bk 19: The First Men in the Moon/The Sleeper Awakes - H.G. Wells You could use MS Word and some VBA. Give me the link to the text and I'll write you a loop that should take out the breaks. __________________ Reading: The Gourmet, Muriel Barberry \| flickr \| blog \| world lit

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ono no komachi Senior Palimpsester should be ashamed Join Date: 14 Aug 2003 Location: In a puddle in Gloucestershire Posts: 2,523	Re: Bk 19: The First Men in the Moon/The Sleeper Awakes - H.G. Wells Rick found a tool to do this, but it's not free.

21st Oct 2005, 15:26	#7
Colyngbourne Administrator is no longer welcome round here Join Date: 30 Apr 2003 Location: England Posts: 9,315	Re: Bk 19: The First Men in the Moon/The Sleeper Awakes - H.G. Wells I'm taking both books away on hols with me tomorrow. __________________ Currently reading: *The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation - MT Anderson* \| My reading list \| My film list

21st Oct 2005, 15:30	#8
Wavid Administrator befriends strangers Join Date: 10 Apr 2003 Location: Cambridge Posts: 4,535	Re: Bk 19: The First Men in the Moon/The Sleeper Awakes - H.G. Wells BTW, Blixa, if you manage to do this could you a) tell me how it is done and b) let me have the readable versions to make available on the Palimp? __________________ Site Admin \| Blog \| Reading List \| Email \| Current Reading: The Sportswriter, Richard Ford

21st Oct 2005, 15:43	#10
Wavid Administrator befriends strangers Join Date: 10 Apr 2003 Location: Cambridge Posts: 4,535	Re: Bk 19: The First Men in the Moon/The Sleeper Awakes - H.G. Wells You certainly are a useful chap to have around anyway! Thanks again. __________________ Site Admin \| Blog \| Reading List \| Email \| Current Reading: The Sportswriter, Richard Ford

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