Editor and Assistant Tour

Overview

TextSoap 8 adopts the ideas of Yosemite to push more focus on the content. The editor window is used by the Clipboard Workspace and any documents you open. It provides you with the ability to edit both plain and rich text. Emphasis was put on making the interface as light and unobtrusive as possible, even as more functionality was introduced.

Inspector Bar

Changing font attributes of text is simplified with the Inspector Bar.

Toolbar

The toolbar provides common actions: MyScrub, Copy, Paste, Copy All, Paste Over. MyScrub will initiate the cleaner specified in preferences. Copy All will select all the text and copy it to the clipboard. Paste Over will replace any existing text with the contents of the clipboard.

Editor Options

The actual editor can show you paragraph rulers for rich text. It also includes a number of options useful when editing various text. The options can be toggled on and off with either the View Menu or using the icon bar below the text.

Assistant Sidebar

The sidebar is separated into several sections providing much of the interactive functionality of TextSoap’s text processing. The sidebar maybe resized if you need more space to work with. If you just want to treat TextSoap as an editor, you may also hide the sidebar.

Cleaner List

Cleaner List
Cleaner List

The cleaner list provides you with access to all the cleaners within TextSoap. Select the text you want to work with, then select the cleaner to apply to the text. Use the preference option to enable cleaning the entire document when there is no selection.

Groups Popup
Groups Popup

Groups Popup: You can choose from a number of pre-defined Collections of cleaners that focus on specific features and functionality. You can also create your own custom Collections of cleaners to meet your specific needs.

Search Field
Search Field

Search : Use the Search field to find any cleaner. In addition to showing you matches from within the current group, search will also automatically search the library contents for additional matches.

Find Panel

The Find Panel is the main interface for finding and replacing text interactively.

Expression : Select this option to enable use of Regular Expressions

Match Case : Select this option to require exact case matching. Otherwise case will be ignored in matching.

Live : Select this option to enable to the interactive match as you type.

Find & Replace Fields : Enter the text you wish to find and replace. Syntax highlighting is used to help you find errors when using regular expressions.

Options: Select all the various find options in one place.

Insert : Insert special characters and special expression segments.

Search : Access the search history and saved searches.

Capture Groups: (#) When selected, shows a list of each capture group of the selected match.

Matches: Each found match is listed here. Select the match to highlight it in your text.

Find All: Find all the matches using the find field & options.

Previous: Select the previous match in the list.

Next: Select the next match in the list.

Replace: Perform a single replace on the selected match. Then attempts to find next match.

All: Perform a “Replace All” using the Find & Replace fields with current options.